POLICRYPS (an acronym of polymer liquid crystal polymer slices) is a nano/microcomposite
structure made of slices of almost pure polymer alternated with films of well aligned nematic …

Major research challenges for materials science and technology include the design of tailor-
made materials with deliberately controlled and multifunctional performance attributes. In the …

The electrically tunable properties of liquid-crystal fishnet metamaterials are theoretically
investigated in the terahertz spectrum. A nematic liquid crystal layer is introduced between …

We describe a simple, compact, low-cost spectrometer comprised of a broadband diffractive
optic and a sensor array. The diffractive optic is designed to disperse incident collimated …

Holographic polymerization (HP) is a simple, fast, and attractive technique to fabricate one‐,
two‐and three‐dimensional complex and functional nanostructures. Not only does the …

We have performed a detailed characterization of the optical properties of a holographic
polymer<? A3B2 show [pmg: line-break justify=" yes"/]?> dispersed liquid crystal (LC) …

Low molar mass liquid crystals (LCs) are typically not soluble in polymer systems to any
great degree. When the two different materials are mixed, a two-phase system is obtained …

Diffraction gratings (DGs) are unique optical components with the capability to control and
address a travelling light wave because of their micro/nanoscale periodicity. Nowadays …

The formation and characterization of a switchable volume reflective element fabricated from
a polymer liquid crystal (LC) polymer slice (POLICRYPS) structure by holographic …

Liquid crystals, combining optical non-linearity and self-organizing properties with fluidity,
and being responsive to a wide variety of stimuli, have reached a key point in their …