Dynamics of the Nematic-Electroclinic Effect

Authors

Rajesh Ambigapathy, Case Western Reserve University
Rolfe G. Petschek, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow
Charles Rosenblatt, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-15-1991

Abstract

The effective response time eff of the nematic-electroclinic effect was determined as a function of driving frequency and temperature. Near the nematicsmectic-A transition temperature TNSm-A, eff was found to be a function of driving frequency, indicating the existence of more than one physical process. Several degrees above TNSm-A, eff was found to be frequency independent up to 100 kHz. At these temperatures, moreover, the effective response times are quite small, of order 100 ns.

Publication Title

Physical Review A

Rights

© 1991 The American Physical Society.

Recommended Citation

Dynamics of the Nematic-Electroclinic Effect. Li Z., Ambigapathy R., Petschek R.G., Rosenblatt C., Physical Review A 43:12, 7109-7112 (1991).