Abstract
We have measured the frequency dependence and temperature dependence of the optical constants of a liquid crystal 4′-n-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl (5CB) in both nematic and isotropic phases by using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. The extinction coefficient of 5CB is less than 0.02 and without sharp absorption features in the frequency range of 0.2–1.0 THz. The extraordinary and ordinary indices of refraction at 25 °C are around 1.77 and 1.58, respectively, giving rise to a birefringence of 0.20±0.02 in this frequency range. The temperature-dependent order parameter extracted from birefringence agrees with the results from the visible region quite well.
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