Experimental, Analytical, and Computational Study of Nematic Optical Elastomers

9610286 Fried光学弹性体由聚合物液晶交联而成，具有重要的性质，如应力诱导的光开关、应力诱导的相变温度变化、压电性等，这使它们成为工业应用如集成光学的有希望的候选者。 本计画主要研究此等材料在双轴加载下之反应。 这些实验的观察结果被用于开发预测工具，这些工具将增强对这些材料的机械光学行为的理解，从而提高在工业环境中有效使用这些材料的能力。 ***

9610286 Fried Optical elastomers, formed by cross-linking of polymeric liquid crystals, possess important properties, such as stress-induced optical switching, stress induced shifts in phase transition temperatures, piezoelectricity, etc., that make them promising candidates for industrial applications such as in integrated optics. The response of these materials under biaxial loading is experimentally investigated in this project. The observations from these experiments are being used to develop predictive tools that will enhance the understanding of mechano-optical behavior of these materials and thus the ability to effectively use these materials in industrial setting. ***