Holographic Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals: Materials, Formation, and Applications

Table 1

Basic physical properties of LC E7 and BL038.

Physical properties		E7	BL038
Clearing point (^∘C)		+58.0	+100.0
Flow viscosity (mm^2 s^−1)	20^∘C	39	72
	0^∘C	145	—
	–20^∘C	1200	—
	–30^∘C	6400	—
Optical anisotropy +20^∘C, 589.3 nm	Δ𝑛	0.2253	0.2720
	𝑛𝑒	1.7464	1.7990
	𝑛o	1.5211	1.5270
Dielectric anisotropy +20^∘C, 1.0 kHz	Δ𝜀	+13.8	+16.9
	𝜀⟂	5.2	6.1
	𝜀‖	19.0	23.0