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VOLUME 40 (1984) | ISSUE 7 | PAGE 281
Selective scattering of polarized light by an oriented nematic liquid crystal
The propagation of an ordinary wave has been found to differ substantially from that of an extraordinary wave in thick oriented samples of nematic liquid crystals. In particular, a beam whose extraordinary wave is polarized transforms from a coherent beam into a diffuse beam without appreciable beam expansion and without affecting its polarization. A theoretical explanation for the observed picture is proposed.