Abstract

ABSTRACTIn order to produce liquid crystal (LC) with high birefringence (Δn) in the THz band, eight LC monomers were designed and synthesized. We formulate two mixtures (LC S200-2 and E7-2) by adding eight LC monomers to two commercial LCs (S200 and E7), respectively. The dielectric constants of the mixture LCs were measured using the frequency selective surface (FSS) in the region from 90 to 140 GHz. We compare the simulated results with the experimental measurements and determine the dielectric constants of the LCs. The dielectric anisotropy (Δε) of the nematic S200-2 and E7-2 LC mixtures are 16.4% and 16.3% higher than that of the commercial S200 and E7 LCs, respectively. The results show the frequency tunability of the two LC mixtures is greater than that of the commercial LCs.

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