摘要
Directly written by a ultra-short femto-second laser pulse, we report the phase separation and pattern formation induced by polymerization in a liquid-crystal-monomer mixture. By varying the scanning speed of optical fields along a line, pattern transitions of photon-induced polymer structures are illustrated in shapes of double-humped, single-humped, and broken stripes. The experimental data collected by optical microscopic images are in a good agreement with numerical simulations based on a modified set of coupled 2 + 1 dimensional diffusion equations. The demonstration in this work provides a step for controlling phase separation morphologies as well as transferring patterns in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals.
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頁(從 - 到) | 1494-1501 |
頁數 | 8 |
期刊 | Optical Materials Express |
卷 | 1 |
發行號 | 8 |
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出版狀態 | 已出版 - 1 12月 2011 |