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A setup based on an optical polarizing microscope and a technique for simultaneously studying the morphology of light-scattering film materials and measuring their thermo- and electro-optical characteristics are described. The setup is equipped with a specially developed thermocuvette, a laser, a CCD video camera, a photodetector, units for processing electronic signals, and a computer. The performance capabilities of the apparatus are demonstrated using examples of optically anisotropic composite films of polymer carrying out liquid crystals with controlled light scattering.
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Translated from Pribory i Tekhnika Eksperimenta, No. 5, 2005, pp. 124–127.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Barannik, Zyryanov, Galyamov.
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Barannik, A.V., Zyryanov, V.Y. & Galyamov, R.M. A Setup for Studying Microstructural, Thermo- and Electro-Optical Properties of Light-Scattering Film Materials. Instrum Exp Tech 48, 675–678 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10786-005-0121-z
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