Search Results - "Ferjani, Sameh"
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Composite Holographic Gratings Containing Light-Responsive Liquid Crystals for Visible Bichromatic Switching
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (04-06-2010)“…Polymeric microstructures, produced in a multi‐step chemico‐physical process, confine and stabilize a well‐aligned nematic liquid crystal (NLC) film, which is…”
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Mechanically generated surface chirality at the nanoscale
Published in Physical review letters (24-06-2010)“…A substrate coated with an achiral polyimide alignment layer was scribed bidirectionally with the stylus of an atomic force microscope to create an easy axis…”
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Carbon nanotube-induced chirality in an achiral liquid crystal
Published in Applied physics letters (20-09-2010)“…A small quantity of carbon nanotubes was dispersed in an achiral liquid crystal (LC), and the mixture was found to exhibit a weak degree of chirality. The…”
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Short pitch cholesteric electro-optical device based on periodic polymer structures
Published in Applied physics letters (06-07-2009)“…The helical flexoelectro-optic effect produces a submillisecond, temperature-independent in-plane rotation of the optical axis and is potentially interesting…”
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Mechanically generated surface chirality: Control of chiral strength
Published in Applied physics letters (20-09-2010)“…A substrate coated with an achiral polyimide alignment layer was scribed with the stylus of an atomic force microscope having a line-to-line force profile F A…”
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Soft Periodic Microstructures Containing Liquid Crystals
Published in The journal of physical chemistry. B (31-01-2013)“…An empty polymeric structure has been realized by combining a high precision level optical holographic setup and a selective microfluidic etching process. The…”
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2D Rayleigh-Taylor instability: Interfacial arc-length vs. deformation amplitude
Published in Europhysics letters (01-03-2013)“…Fluid interface instabilities are usually studied through the time evolution of the amplitude of deformation of the interface. While this approach is…”
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2D Rayleigh-Taylor instability: Interfacial arc-length vs. deformation amplitude
Published in Europhysics letters (01-03-2013)“…Fluid interface instabilities are usually studied through the time evolution of the amplitude of deformation of the interface. While this approach is…”
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Coherent backscattering and dynamical light localization in liquid crystals driven throughout chaotic regimes
Published in Optics express (03-08-2009)“…An important effect of dynamical localization of light waves in liquid crystal electro-hydrodynamic instabilities is reported by investigating coherent…”
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General Purpose Soft Template for Photonic Applications: From All-Optical to Electrical Reconfigurability
Published in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals (02-02-2012)“…In this paper we report on the realization and characterization of a polymer template sculptured in photosensitive material on a chemical inert surface,…”
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Short pitch cholesteric electro-optical device based on periodicpolymer structures
Published in Applied physics letters (06-07-2009)“…The helical flexoelectro-optic effect produces a submillisecond, temperature-independent in-plane rotation of the optical axis and is potentially interesting…”
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Fast Electro-Optical Device Based on Chiral Liquid Crystals Encapsulated in Periodic Polymer Channels
Published in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals (01-01-2010)“…The chiral flexo-electro-optic effect produces a sub-millisecond, temperature independent in-plane rotation of the optical axis and is potentially interesting…”
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Statistical analysis of random lasing emission properties in nematic liquid crystals
Published in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics (01-07-2008)“…A statistical analysis of random lasing events observed in dye-doped nematic-liquid-crystal films is reported. The occurrence of random laser action in such…”
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Blue-shifted random-laser-mode selection in gain-assisted anisotropic complex fluids
Published in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics (01-04-2011)“…Random laser action in organic materials is of great topical interest that is fueled by the rapid development of active compounds and new dye molecules. We…”
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Patterning-induced surface chirality and modulation of director twist in a nematic cell
Published in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics (01-12-2009)“…A substrate coated with a polyimide alignment layer is scribed bidirectionally with the stylus of an atomic force microscope to create an easy axis for…”
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