Photoalignment of liquid-crystal systems

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Figure 4.25 Schematic profile of submicrometer-sized rib Si microring system (upper) and LC orientation on photoaligned cladding azo-dye layer (lower) [69], Reproduced from G. Chigrinov, L. Zhou, A. A. Muravsky, and A. W. Poon, Electrically tunable microres-onators using photoaligned liquid crystals as cladding layers. US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/794,128, filed on April 24, 2006...

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