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Thickness dependence of the electro-optical properties of reverse-mode polymer-stabilised cholesteric texture

Zhigang SongKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China;School of Instrument Science and Opto-electronic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Hongbo LuKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China;Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices, Anhui Province, School of Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jinliang HuKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China;School of Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Wei XuKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China;School of Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Jun ZhangKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China;School of Instrument Science and Opto-electronic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Longzhen QiuKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Xianghua WangKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Guobing ZhangKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Juntao HuKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Guoqiang LvKey Lab of Special Display Technology, Ministry of Education, National Engineering Lab of Special Display Technology, State Key Lab of Advanced Display Technology, Academy of Opto-Electronic Technology, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Pages 1382-1387 | Received 26 Mar 2014, Accepted 30 Apr 2014, Published online: 20 May 2014

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