Abstract

Giant optical anisotropy of liquid crystals (LCs) and high labiality, realized under the external fields influence, makes it possible to consider them as unique recording media carrying out writing electro-magnetic fields and also electric, magnetic, acoustic and intermolecular interactions fields. Nematic LCs (NLCs) has the highest sensitivity to external fields influence because of super molecular structure absence. The precondition for detecting the external fields is the initial LC molecules order that may be disturbed, inducing LC layer deformation.

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