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Alignment control of liquid crystals on surface relief gratings

Mu-Hyun Kim Department of Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon, 305-701 Korea
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Jong-Duk Kim Department of Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon, 305-701 Korea
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Takashi Fukuda Department of Polymer Chemistry, National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki, 305-8565 Japan
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Hiro Matsuda Department of Polymer Chemistry, National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, 1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba Ibaraki, 305-8565 Japan
Pages 1633-1640 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 06 Aug 2010

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