Technique for Local Pretilt Measurement in Nematic Liquid Crystals

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, , Citation Sandrine Lamarque-Forget et al 2001 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40 L349 DOI 10.1143/JJAP.40.L349

1347-4065/40/4A/L349

Abstract

We propose a simple technique for local measurement of the nematic pretilt on a solid substrate, using standard planar orientation on the opposite surface. We obtain the pretilt from the variation of the cell birefringence under weak electric field. We apply experimentally the proposed technique to measure the pretilt of the nematic 5CB on various substrates. We discuss the advantages and the limitations of our technique.

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10.1143/JJAP.40.L349