Journal article
Optical Switching and Image Storage by Means of Photochromic Liquid Crystals
Abstract
Optical switching and image storage have been examined by means of photochromic polymer liquid crystals (LCs). The photoisomerization of photochromic moieties, which act as a photoresponsive switch, induced the LC-to-isotropic phase transition and the change in alignment of LCs, and they resulted in optical switching and image storage.
Authors
Ikeda T; Tsutsumi O; Wu Y
Journal
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol. 347, No. 1, pp. 1–13
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
July 2000
DOI
10.1080/10587250008024824
ISSN
1058-725X