Modeling Reorientation Dynamics of Electrically Assisted Light-Induced Gliding of Nematic Liquid-Crystal Easy Axis

Figure 1

Bifurcation diagram for equilibria of easy axis and surface director azimuthal angles as a function of the anchoring ratio, 𝑤=𝑊_𝑒/𝑊_𝑠, at 𝜙_𝑚=0. Four cases are shown: (a) 𝑤_𝑠=0.1; (b) 𝑤_𝑠=0.45; (c) 𝑤_𝑠=0.49; and (d) 𝑤_𝑠=1.0.

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