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ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED BIREFRINGENCE AND DIELECTRIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF HELICAL NANOSTRUCTURES OF FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS

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The relation between birefringence and dielectric susceptibility of helical nanostructures of ferroelectric liquid crystals in an electric field was studied experimentally and theoretically.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation of Basic Research, project nos. 19-52-06005 MNTI_A and 20-02-00746 A.

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  1. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    T. P. Tkachenko, A. V. Kuznetsov & E. P. Pozhidaev

  2. Moscow Aviation Institute, 125993, Moscow, Russia

    T. P. Tkachenko, A. V. Kuznetsov & E. P. Pozhidaev

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Tkachenko, T.P., Kuznetsov, A.V. & Pozhidaev, E.P. ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED BIREFRINGENCE AND DIELECTRIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF HELICAL NANOSTRUCTURES OF FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 47, 244–247 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335620080096

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