2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Photonic Properties of Liquid Crystal Blue Phases and their Application to Photonic Devices
| Project/Area Number |
21860054
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Electronic materials/Electric materials
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIDA Hiroyuki Osaka University, 工学研究科, 助教 (80550045)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 液晶 / コレステリックブルー相液晶 / 光励起レーザー |
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| Research Abstract |
This research focused on investigating the photonic properties of the three-dimensionally periodic structure spontaneously formed in liquid crystal blue phases I and II. Through careful preparation of the samples and investigation of the lasing threshold characteristics of blue phases I and II, the lasing threshold was found to be the same in the two liquid crystal phases, despite their difference in symmetry. A technique to disperse nanoparticles in liquid crystals was also developed, based on sputtering.
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Research Products
(19 results)
