Lucchetta, DEKarapinar, RManni, ASimoni, F2025-05-102025-05-1020020021-897910.1063/1.1468252https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1468252https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/14563Lucchetta, Daniele Eugenio/0000-0002-0725-9168We report the preparation methods and electro-optical characterization of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals with nanosized liquid crystal domains obtained by using a multifunctional monomer in a prepolymer mixture that is suitable for a fast photopolymerization process. The electric-field-induced optical phase shift has been measured using a Mach-Zender interferometer, getting values up to pi/2 with an applied voltage of about 20 V/mum with no dependence on the light polarization. The high transmittance of the samples make them suitable for photonic devices and telecom applications. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle919Q2Q260606065WOS:000175069000080