Photomodulation of liquid crystal orientations for photonic applications

Two types of photomodulation of orientations of liquid crystals (LCs) are reviewed: 1) order–disorder phase transitions of LCs induced by photochemical reactions of photochromic molecules and 2) order–order alignment change of LCs (change in LC directors) induced by photochemical reactions or without photochemical events. Both processes produce a large refractive-index modulation, which forms the basis of a range of photonic applications. Various modes of photomodulation of orientations of LCs with plausible mechanisms and their possible applications in photonics are described.

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