Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 106002(2016)
Effect of Temperature on Laser Wavelength of Dye-Doped Cholesteric Liquid Crystal and Its Applications in Temperature Sensor
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Ye Lihui, Huang Yuhua, Luo Jixiang. Effect of Temperature on Laser Wavelength of Dye-Doped Cholesteric Liquid Crystal and Its Applications in Temperature Sensor[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(1): 106002
Category: materials and thin films
Received: Jul. 3, 2015
Accepted: --
Published Online: Nov. 30, 2015
The Author Email: Lihui Ye (yelihui1983@163.com)