Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 9, 091602(2022)

Dynamic coloration of polymerized cholesteric liquid crystal networks by infiltrating organic compounds On the Cover

Yu Cao, Li Chong, Ke-Hui Wu, Lu-Qian You, Sen-Sen Li, and Lu-Jian Chen*
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  • Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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    Yu Cao, Li Chong, Ke-Hui Wu, Lu-Qian You, Sen-Sen Li, Lu-Jian Chen, "Dynamic coloration of polymerized cholesteric liquid crystal networks by infiltrating organic compounds," Chin. Opt. Lett. 20, 091602 (2022)

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    Category: Optical Materials

    Received: Mar. 26, 2022

    Accepted: May. 13, 2022

    Posted: May. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 16, 2022

    The Author Email: Lu-Jian Chen (lujianchen@xmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.091602

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