Prof. Linda S. Hirst Profile

Prof. Linda S. Hirst

Professor at Univ of California Merced

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Publications (6)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2019 Paper

Using epoxy-based lithography to probe confinement effects on active nematics

Dimitrius Khaladj, Amanda Tan, Linda Hirst

Proceedings Volume 11092, 110920F (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528602

KEYWORDS: Microfluidics, Interfaces, Glasses, Lithography, Microfabrication, Photoresist materials, Luminescence, Liquid crystals, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2017 Paper

Nanoparticle microstructures templated by liquid crystal phase-transition dynamics

Sheida Riahinasab, Ahmed Elbaradei, Amir Keshavarz, Benjamin Stokes, Linda Hirst

Proceedings Volume 10125, 1012503 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260841

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Particles, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Quantum dots, Dispersion, Glasses, Nanocrystals, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 2015 Presentation + Paper

Optical switching of nematic liquid crystal film arising from induced electric field of localized surface plasmon resonance

Makiko Quint, Silverio Delgado, John Paredes, Linda Hirst, Sayantani Ghosh

Proceedings Volume 9547, 954729 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186197

KEYWORDS: Switching, Molecules, Liquid crystals, Polarization, Temperature metrology, Plasmonics, Optical switching, Near field optics, Near field, Nanoparticles

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2012 Paper

Directed assembly and in situ manipulation of semiconductor quantum dots in liquid crystal matrices

A. Rodarte, C. Ferri, C. Gray, L. Hirst, S. Ghosh

Proceedings Volume 8279, 82790H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906235

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Nanolithography, Nanostructures, Nanoparticles, Molecules, Polarization, Quantum dots, Luminescence, Gases, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2011 Paper

Optical design and efficiency improvement for organic luminescent solar concentrators

Chunhua Wang, Linda Hirst, Roland Winston

Proceedings Volume 8124, 81240O (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899366

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Diffusers, Photovoltaics, Solar concentrators, Refractive index, Optical design, Solar energy, Absorption, Waveguides, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Quantum dot self-assembly in liquid crystal media

Linda Hirst, Jennifer Kirchhoff, Richard Inman, Sayantani Ghosh

Proceedings Volume 7618, 76180F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848195

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Quantum dots, Luminescence, Particles, Glasses, Microscopy, Molecular self-assembly, Optical microscopy, Surface properties, Crystals

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