Stimuli‐responsive polymer membranes have gained particular attention for the ability to
tune opportunely their physicochemical properties under the application of an external …

Nematic liquid crystals integrated with metallic resonators (metamaterials) are intriguing
hybrid systems, which not only offer added optical functionalities, but also promote strong …

Enhanced, photoactive response can be realised by integrating liquid crystals with
photoalignment or photoconductive alignment layers. Such cells, asymmetric by design …

The influence of photoalignment on the memory state of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) doped
with silica nanoparticles and azo dyes was studied. The memory state of the LC sample with …

The quantum impact of magnetic and optical effects on electrical properties exhibited by
multiwall carbon nanotubes decorated with bimetallic nanoparticles integrated by platinum …

Photoalignment materials, such as the azobenzene-based PAAD series studied here, are
becoming increasingly important in liquid crystal-based optical devices and displays. Yet …

We present an intuitive and efficient method for modeling light propagation in layered
isotropic and anisotropic media, which we call the Iterated Ray Method. Considering a …

The ability to control the alignment of liquid crystals (LCs) is a prerequisite for all LC
applications such as LC displays, LC polarization gratings, and even for liquid crystal …

We demonstrate that birefringent profiles of double-twist cylinders, found in some chiral
nematic systems such as blue phases, can perform as polarization-selective microlenses …

Liquid crystals lie at the heart of many light-switching devices. Convectional devices switch
as a result of the imposition of an external voltage, leading to an electric field inside the bulk …