High figure-of-merit nematic mixtures based on totally unsaturated isothiocyanate liquid crystals
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High birefringence and low viscosity isothiocyanate liquid crystal single compounds, and eutectic mixtures based solely on unsaturated rigid core structures, are reported. Extraordinarily high values of figure-of-merit were observed at room temperature for the formulated nematic mixtures. Potential applications of such mixtures for laser beam steering at l51.55mm using optical phased arrays are emphasized.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006