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Abstract
An experimental method is proposed for assessing optical scattering in liquid crystals. Methods for generating dense, stored, scattering textures in both monomeric and polymeric smectics are described, and their optical properties are compared. The scattering textures in both types of material are very similar, and very high optical contrast ratios, 1000–2000, are obtained. A preliminary discussion of temperature effects is also included.