2 papers
physics.optics2005
Optical trapping, manipulation, and 3D imaging of disclinations in liquid crystals and measurement of their line tension
Ivan I. Smalyukh, Bohdan I. Senyuk, Sergij V. Shiyanovskii +4
We demonstrate optical trapping and manipulation of defects and transparent microspheres in nematic liquid crystals (LCs). The three-dimensional director fields and positions of th…
cond-mat.soft2001
Effect of Director Distortions on Polymer-Liquid Crystal Phase Separation
D. Voloschenko, O. P. Pishnyak, S. V. Shiyanovskii +1
We study photopolymerization in a low-molecular weight liquid crystal with non-uniform director gradients. Phase separation results in spatially non-uniform distribution of polymer…