Temperature Range and Optical Properties Investigations of Cholesteryl Oleyl Carbonate, Cholesteryl Nonanoate and Their Mixtures

Raman scattering of plane-wave and twisted light off chiral molecular liquids

“…The sequence of these phases is a direct consequence of the complex 3D bending of the four edgesharing benzene rings that constitute the molecules, like a twisted banana. We observe, moreover, a pronounced iridescent light scattering with a bright orange color at T 0 =84 • C. This selective reflection corresponds to a resonance of the temperature dependent, chiral pitch length with the wavelength of light [35]. It allows an independent assignment of the onset of its chiral phase.…”

Physical and Technical Aspects of Measurements of Ordinary and Extraordinary Refraction Indices and Birefringence of Nematic Liquid Crystals

“…The texture of studied nematic layer is not visible. Many authors [10,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] applied this method for determining n e , n o , n i . Abbe's refractometer can be replaced by Pulfrich's refractometer based on similar concept.…”