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Prof. John L. West

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Publications (21)

Proceedings Article | 12 September 2013 Paper

Conformation and chirality in liquid crystals

John West, Lei Zhao

Proceedings Volume 8828, 88280D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024022

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Absorption, Temperature metrology, Ultraviolet radiation, Molecules, LCDs, Tin, Electro optical modeling, Visible radiation, Absorbance

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Proceedings Article | 2 February 2011 Paper

Optically responsive liquid crystal microfibers for display and nondisplay applications

Ebru Buyuktanir, John West, Margaret Frey

Proceedings Volume 7955, 79550P (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880076

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Liquid crystals, Polarizers, Polymers, Crystals, Optical properties, Manufacturing, Photonic crystal fibers, Composites, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 9 February 2007 Paper

Applications of ferroelectric particles/liquid crystal colloids

Anatoliy Glushchenko, Chae Il Cheon, John West, Yuri Reznikov

Proceedings Volume 6487, 64870T (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.703688

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Particles, Dielectrics, Birefringence, Ferroelectric nanoparticles, Electro optics, Tin, Anisotropy, LCDs, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2006 Paper

Fast multispectral liquid-crystal-on-silicon spatial light modulators

Guoqiang Zhang, Anatoliy Glushchenko, John West, John McNeil, Michael O'Callaghan, Mark Handschy, Kerry Lane, Stephen Gaalema

Proceedings Volume 6208, 62080T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667618

KEYWORDS: Stanford Linear Collider, Liquid crystals, Neodymium, Spatial light modulators, Modulation, Liquid crystal on silicon, Birefringence, Phase shifts, Transistors, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2005 Paper

A model of stressed liquid crystals: close-packed, shaped liquid crystal droplets inside a sheared polymer matrix

Guoqiang Zhang, Anatoliy Glushchenko, John West, Ivan Smalyukh, Oleg Lavrentovich

Proceedings Volume 5936, 593615 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618358

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Polymers, Stanford Linear Collider, Electro optical modeling, Confocal microscopy, Adaptive optics, Luminescence, Confocal fluorescent microscopy, Light scattering, Polymer thin films

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2005 Paper

Stressed liquid crystals and their application

John West, Ke Zhang, Matt Zhang, Ebru Buyuktanir, Anatoliy Glushchenko

Proceedings Volume 5936, 59360L (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618164

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Stanford Linear Collider, Polymers, Phase shifts, Switching, Ultraviolet radiation, Switches, Light scattering, Electro optics, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 13 April 2005 Paper

Liquid crystals as a tool for forming photonic crystals

John West, Ke Zhang, Denis Andrienko, Yuri Reznikov, Anatoliy Glushchenko

Proceedings Volume 5733, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591064

KEYWORDS: Particles, Interfaces, Photonic crystals, Liquid crystals, Electrodes, Dielectrics, Dielectrophoresis, Semiconductors, Control systems, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2005 Paper

Ferroelectric particles-liquid crystal dispersions

Yurii Reznikov, Oleksandr Buchnev, Anatoliy Glushchenko, Victor Reshetnyak, Oleksandr Tereshchenko, John West

Proceedings Volume 5741, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589767

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Particles, Dielectrics, Tin, Anisotropy, Crystals, Doping, Dielectric polarization, Electro optics, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2005 Paper

Stressed liquid crystals

Anatoliy Glushchenko, Ke Zhang, Guoqiang Zhang, Toshihiro Aoki, John West

Proceedings Volume 5741, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591126

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Stanford Linear Collider, Polymers, Phase shifts, Light scattering, Switching, Ultraviolet radiation, Switches, Electro optics, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 2003 Paper

Diluted ferroelectric suspension of Sn2P2S6 nanoparticles in nematic liquid crystal

Olexander Buchnev, Anatoliy Glushchenko, Yurii Reznikov, Victor Reshetnyak, Olexander Tereshchenko, John West

Proceedings Volume 5257, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.545780

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Particles, Dielectrics, Nanoparticles, Anisotropy, Electro optics, Doping, Calcium, Crystals, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2002 Paper

Light-induced anchoring and reorientation effects in dye-doped liquid crystals

Oriano Francescangeli, Liana Lucchetti, Francesco Simoni, Sergei Slussarenko, E. Ouskova, Yuri Reznikov, S. Shiyanovskii, John West

Proceedings Volume 4799, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453274

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Adsorption, Liquid crystals, Polarization, Laser beam diagnostics, Polymers, Absorption, Ultraviolet radiation, Anisotropy, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2000 Paper

Control of alignment and pre-tilt on photoexposed surfaces

John West, Linli Su, Michinori Nishikawa, Bin Wang, Yuri Reznikov

Proceedings Volume 4147, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.385691

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Polarization, Ultraviolet radiation, Absorption, Absorbance, Molecules, Visible radiation, Capacitance, Glasses, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 26 March 1999 Paper

Generation of high pretilt in photo-aligned polyimides

John West, Michinori Nishikawa, Yuri Reznikov

Proceedings Volume 3635, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.343868

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Ultraviolet radiation, Polarization, Absorption, Chemistry, LCDs, Polymers, Capacitance, Polarizers, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1998 Paper

Recent developments in bistable cholesteric displays

Bahman Taheri, John West, Deng Ke Yang

Proceedings Volume 3297, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.304541

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Reflectivity, LCDs, Liquid crystals, Reflective displays, Birefringence, Video, Ultraviolet radiation, Scanning electron microscopy, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 1995 Paper

Black-on-white polymer-stabilized cholesteric formulations

John West, Gregory Magyar, James Francl, Christine Nixon

Proceedings Volume 2622, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.216835

KEYWORDS: Polymers, LCDs, Reflectivity, Liquid crystals, Ultraviolet radiation, Camera shutters, Reflective displays, Computing systems, Switches, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 1992 Paper

Effect of thickness on PDLC electro-optics

Robert Akins, John West

Proceedings Volume 1665, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60396

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Scattering, Projection systems, Transmittance, Polymethylmethacrylate, Electro optics, Modulators, Crystals, Polymers, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 1992 Paper

Surface anchoring, polymer glass transition, and polymer-dispersed liquid crystal electro-optics

John West, Keith Jewell, James Francl, Yimin Ji, Jack Kelly

Proceedings Volume 1665, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60372

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Polymers, Electro optic polymers, Liquid crystals, Camera shutters, Temperature metrology, Glasses, Polymer thin films, Dielectrics, Crystals

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 January 1992

Polymer dispersed liquid crystal infrared light shutter

James McCargar, Renate Ondris-Crawford, John West

JEI, Vol. 1, Issue 01, (January 1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.55182

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Scattering, Liquid crystals, Thermography, Germanium, Infrared radiation, Modulation, Electro optics, Polymers, Video

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal shutters for IR imaging

James McCargar, J. William Doane, John West, Thomas Anderson

Proceedings Volume 1455, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44682

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Liquid crystals, Modulation, Thermography, Infrared radiation, Germanium, Electro optics, Polymers, Infrared imaging, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1991 Paper

Droplet-size effects in light scattering from polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal films

G. Montgomery, John West, Winifred Tamura-Lis

Proceedings Volume 1455, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44681

KEYWORDS: Light scattering, Scattering, Backscatter, Liquid crystals, Reflectivity, Signal attenuation, Polymers, Transmittance, Polymer thin films, Multiple scattering

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 1990 Paper

Dichroic dye containing polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films

John West, Renate Ondris-Crawford, Meg Erdmann

Proceedings Volume 1257, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19929

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Camera shutters, Absorbance, Scattering, Polymers, Light scattering, Absorption, Mass attenuation coefficient, Refractive index, LCDs

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Conference Committee Involvement (1)

Liquid Crystal Technology Applications

7 July 2004 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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