[17p-P6-1~34] 12.3 Functional Materials and Novel Devices

[17p-P6-32] Mueller Polarimetry Analysis of Orientation Properties in Liquid Crystal Polymer Films

〇Michinori Honma¹, Motegi Sho¹, Pau Stanley², Nose Toshiaki¹ (1.Akita Pref. Univ., 2.The Univ. of Arizona)

Keywords:liquid crystal, Mueller polarimetry

The Mueller polarimetry was introduced to discuss orientation properties in liquid crystal polymer films. It was found that the circular retardance, which contributes to the optical rotation, is almost zero. This indicates that the orientation direction of the liquid crystal layer agrees with that of the alignment layer and highly uniaxially oriented states are generated both in the liquid crystal and alignment layers.