Does the lc interface have a forward reverse orientation
Physical Keying: Many LC and SC connectors come with keyed connectors that enforce a one-way connection, helping maintain polarity by only allowing connections in the correct orientation. The Liquid crystal (LC) rotation grid attribute allows you to specify a spatially varying LC director orientation in terms of theta, phi. This Instructional Review describes methods and underlying principles that can be used to characterize both the orientations assumed spontaneously by liquid crystals (LCs) at interfaces and the strength with which the LCs are held in those orientations (so-called anchoring energies). Polarity in fiber optic networks refers to the alignment of transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) signals between interconnected devices. It has the meaning of the boundary condition for minimizing the total energy of liquid crystal elastic. In these electrooptic LC devices, the confining surfaces have to induce a pre-determined and well defined direction of the optical axis at the interface, that subsequently propagates into the bulk due to the long-range nature of the orientational order in liquid crystals. LC stands for a type of optical connector of which the full name is Lucent Connector.
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