Simple method of determining the birefringence of nematic liquid crystals
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique Lettres
- Vol. 39 (14), 249-251
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyslet:019780039014024900
Abstract
In this paper we describe a simple method of determining the birefringence of nematic liquid crystals. The method is based on a combination of two optical techniques. For the nematic liquid crystal MBBA, we have obtained reproducible and accurate resultsKeywords
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