Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 36, Issue 2, 226001(2016)
Terahertz Optical Properties of Nematic Liquid Crystals Depended on Different External Fields
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Liu Yan, Fan Fei, Chen Sai, Yang Lei, Chen Meng, Deng Decai, Wang Xianghui, Chang Shengjiang. Terahertz Optical Properties of Nematic Liquid Crystals Depended on Different External Fields[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2016, 36(2): 226001
Category: Physical Optics
Received: Sep. 7, 2015
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Published Online: Jan. 25, 2016
The Author Email: Yan Liu (liu_stef@163.com)