Publications

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@article{dropondemandpri-2026/9,
  title={Drop‐on‐Demand Printed Negative Dielectric Anisotropy Liquid Crystal Droplets for Adaptive Complex Beam Manipulation and Assessment},
  author={Guo J, Qiu X, Zhang R, Han Q, Deng L et al.},
  journal={Advanced Functional Materials},
  number={e78645},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{redefiningtopol-2026/7,
  title={Redefining topological robustness in optical polarization fields through a generalized skyrmion number},
  author={Wang AA, Ma Y, Zhao Z, Cai Y, Morris SM et al.},
  journal={Nature Communications},
  publisher={Springer Nature},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{fullvectorialfi-2026/6,
  title={Full vectorial field sensing using liquid crystal droplet arrays},
  author={Qiu X, Guo J, Cui J, Zhang R, Zhao Z et al.},
  journal={Advanced Materials},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{holographicproj-2026/5,
  title={Holographic projection display enlargement via polarization-grating beam steering with fast-response liquid crystal pi-cells},
  author={Han Q, Wang T, Zhang G, Kamal W, Guo J et al.},
  journal={ACS Photonics},
  publisher={American Chemical Society},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{electricallyswi-2026/4,
  title={Electrically switchable continuous phase liquid crystal Fresnel zone plate},
  author={Xu Z, Nourshargh C, Wang T, Xu A, Spiller N et al.},
  journal={Light: Science & Applications},
  volume={15},
  number={ARTN 203},
  pages={203},
  publisher={Springer Nature},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{frommillimeters-2026/2,
  title={From millimeters to microns: a hybrid strategy for reconfigurable liquid‐crystal patterning},
  author={Pradeep A, Montelongo Y, Ma J-S, Xu Z, Wang T et al.},
  journal={small methods},
  volume={10},
  number={e01892},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2026"
}

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@article{polarizationind-2025/12,
  title={Polarization-Independent and Electrically Tunable Polymerized Liquid Crystal Optical Elements},
  author={Xu Z, Nourshargh C, Kamal W, Xu A, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={ACS Photonics},
  volume={13},
  pages={47-57},
  publisher={American Chemical Society},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{specklesuppress-2025/11,
  title={Speckle suppression in digital in-line holographic microscopy through liquid crystal dynamic scattering},
  author={Wdowiak E, Spiller N, Wang T, Nourshargh C, Mierzejewska J et al.},
  journal={Optics Letters},
  volume={50},
  pages={7544-7547},
  publisher={Optica Publishing Group},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{usingopticalsky-2025/10,
  title={Using optical skyrmions to assess vectorial adaptive optics capabilities in the presence of complex aberrations.},
  author={Ma Y, Zhao Z, Shen Y, Chen B, Wang AA et al.},
  journal={Science advances},
  volume={11},
  pages={eadv7904-eadv7904},
  year = "2025"
}

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@inproceedings{characterizatio-2025/8,
  title={Characterization of dielectric properties of nematic liquid crystals using an optically-transparent microstrip resonator at 5 GHz},
  author={Mee B, Elston S, Coon J & Morris S},
  booktitle={20th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics (ANTEM 2025)},
  pages={93-96},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{aswitchableandr-2025/6,
  title={A switchable and rotatable chiral nematic liquid crystal diffraction grating for beam-steering technology},
  author={Han Q, Elston S, Kamal W, Xue L & Morris S},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  volume={13},
  number={2500794},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{areconfigurable-2025/5,
  title={A reconfigurable arbitrary retarder array as complex structured matter},
  author={He C, Chen B, Song Z, Zhao Z, Ma Y et al.},
  journal={Nature Communications},
  volume={16},
  number={4902},
  publisher={Nature Research},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{polarizationind-2025/5,
  title={Polarization-independent nematic liquid crystal phase modulators},
  author={Xue L, Elston S & Morris S},
  journal={ACS Photonics},
  volume={12},
  pages={2612-2623},
  publisher={American Chemical Society},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{intensityadapti-2025/3,
  title={Intensity adaptive optics},
  author={Zimo Z, Ma Y, Song Z, Antonello J, Cui J et al.},
  journal={Light: Science and Applications},
  volume={14},
  number={128},
  publisher={Springer Nature},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{fiberbragggrati-2025/1,
  title={Fiber Bragg Gratings with Micro‐Engineered Temperature Coefficients},
  author={Song Z, Wang M, Payne FP, Salter PS, Liu T et al.},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  number={2402726},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2025"
}

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@article{topologicalprot-2024/11,
  title={Topological protection of optical skyrmions through complex media},
  author={Wang AA, Zhao Z, Ma Y, Cai Y, Zhang R et al.},
  journal={Light: Science & Applications},
  volume={13},
  number={314},
  publisher={Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{topologicallyfr-2024/9,
  title={Topologically frustrated structures in inkjet printed chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets - experiments and simulations.},
  author={Orr ACJ, Qiu X, Kamal W, Sykes TC, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={Soft Matter},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{singlemodesapph-2024/8,
  title={Single-mode sapphire fiber temperature sensor},
  author={Wang M, Salter PS, Payne FP, Shipley A, Dyson IN et al.},
  journal={Journal of Lightwave Technology},
  volume={42},
  pages={6409-6416},
  publisher={IEEE},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{anonlinearmodel-2024/8,
  title={A nonlinear model of flexoelectric liquid crystal diffraction gratings},
  author={Han Q, Elston S, Kamal W, Xue L & Morris S},
  journal={Optics and Laser Technology},
  volume={180},
  number={111502},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{finetuningthemi-2024/8,
  title={Fine-Tuning the Microstructure and Photophysical Characteristics of Fluorescent Conjugated Copolymers Using Photoalignment and Liquid-Crystal Ordering.},
  author={Shi Y, Landfester K & Morris SM},
  journal={Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)},
  pages={e2407117-e2407117},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{ultrafastlaserw-2024/7,
  title={Ultrafast laser writing of liquid crystal waveguides},
  author={Chen B, Xie P, Zhao Z, Salter PS, Li M et al.},
  journal={Ultrafast Science},
  volume={4},
  number={0065},
  publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{stablephotoindu-2024/6,
  title={Stable photoinduced metal-organic nanosheet blue phosphor for white light emission},
  author={Sherman DA, Kamal W, Elston SJ, Castrejón-Pita AA, Morris SM et al.},
  journal={Materials Today Chemistry},
  volume={38},
  number={102089},
  pages={102089-102089},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{printedliquidcr-2024/6,
  title={Printed Liquid Crystal Optical Vortex Beam Generators},
  author={Li M, Elston SJ, He C, Qiu X, Castrejón‐Pita AA et al.},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  number={2400450},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{optimizationofs-2024/5,
  title={Optimization of Single-mode Sapphire Waveguide Bragg Gratings},
  author={Wang M, Salter PS, Payne FP, Liu T, Shipley A et al.},
  journal={Journal of Lightwave Technology},
  volume={PP},
  pages={1-10},
  publisher={Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{dropondemandele-2024/5,
  title={Drop‐on‐Demand Electrohydrodynamic Printing of Nematic Liquid Crystals},
  author={Kamal W, Li M, Sykes TC, Castrejón‐Pita AA, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={Advanced Engineering Materials},
  number={2400245},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2024"
}

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@misc{intensityadapti-2024/5,
  title={Intensity adaptive optics},
  author={Zhao Z, Ma Y, Antonello J, Song Z, Cui J et al.},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{continuouslytun-2024/4,
  title={Continuously tuneable single electrode pair liquid crystal optical vortex generators},
  author={Nourshagh C, Xu A, Salter PS, Booth MJ, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={Nanophotonics},
  volume={13},
  pages={3091-3099},
  publisher={De Gruyter},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{modalphasemodul-2024/3,
  title={Modal phase modulators based on liquid crystals with 3D-printed polymer microstructures: increasing size and complexity},
  author={Xu A, Nourshargh C, Salter P, Elston S, Morris S et al.},
  journal={Photonics},
  volume={11},
  number={266},
  publisher={MDPI},
  year = "2024"
}

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@inproceedings{specklereductio-2024/3,
  title={Speckle reduction in interferometry using tuneable liquid crystal diffusers},
  author={Pathak B, Spiller N, Elston SJ, Booth MJ & Morris SM},
  booktitle={Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XIX},
  pages={44},
  year = "2024"
}

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@inproceedings{largelaserwritt-2024/3,
  title={Large laser written liquid crystal devices for spherical aberration correction},
  author={Xu A, Nourshargh C, Salter PS, Elston SJ, Morris SM et al.},
  booktitle={Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems X},
  pages={1285105-1285105-6},
  year = "2024"
}

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@misc{topologicalprot-2024/3,
  title={Topological Protection of Optical Skyrmions through Complex Media},
  author={Wang AA, Zhao Z, Ma Y, Cai Y, Zhang R et al.},
  year = "2024"
}

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@inproceedings{shackhartmannwa-2024/3,
  title={Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensing using printed liquid crystal microlens arrays},
  author={Pathak B, Kamal W, Elston SJ, Castrejón-Pita AA, Booth MJ et al.},
  booktitle={Emerging Liquid Crystal Technologies XIX},
  pages={29},
  year = "2024"
}

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@inproceedings{largelaserwritt-2024/3,
  title={Large laser written liquid crystal devices for spherical aberration correction},
  author={Xu A, Nourshargh C, Salter PS, Elston SJ, Morris SM et al.},
  booktitle={Adaptive Optics and Wavefront Control for Biological Systems X},
  pages={1285105-1285105-6},
  year = "2024"
}

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@inproceedings{fiberbragggrati-2024/2,
  title={Fiber Bragg grating sensors with ultrahigh or ultralow temperature sensitivity},
  author={Song Z, Wang M, Salter PS, Liu T, Elston SJ et al.},
  booktitle={28th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS 28)},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{topologicallyco-2024/2,
  title={Topologically controlled multiskyrmions in photonic gradient-index lenses},
  author={Shen Y, He C, Song Z, Chen B, He H et al.},
  journal={Physical Review Applied},
  volume={21},
  pages={024025-024025},
  publisher={American Physical Society (APS)},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{twistedmicrodom-2024/1,
  title={Twisted microdomains in liquid crystals for polarization-insensitive phase modulation},
  author={Ma Y, Zhao Z, Morris SM & He C},
  journal={Light: Science and Applications},
  volume={13},
  number={8},
  publisher={Springer Nature},
  year = "2024"
}

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@misc{fibrebragggrati-2024/1,
  title={Fibre Bragg gratings with micro-engineered temperature coefficients},
  author={Fells J, Song Z, Wang M, Salter P, Liu T et al.},
  year = "2024"
}

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@article{characterizatio-2023/12,
  title={Characterization of solar cell passivating contacts using time-of-flight elastic recoil detection analysis},
  author={Shi Y, Wright M, Sharpe M, McAleese C, Polzin J-I et al.},
  journal={Applied Physics Letters},
  volume={123},
  number={261106},
  publisher={AIP Publishing},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{liquidcrystalsf-2023/12,
  title={Liquid Crystals for Luminescent Concentrators: A Review},
  author={Surampudi A, Zhang G, Singh R, Faulkner G, O’Brien DC et al.},
  journal={Crystals},
  volume={13},
  year = "2023"
}

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@inproceedings{reconfigurableb-2023/12,
  title={Reconfigurable bowtie antenna using a nematic liquid crystal},
  author={Mee B, Morris S, Coon J, Elston S, Stevens C et al.},
  booktitle={IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (CAMA 2023)},
  pages={507-512},
  year = "2023"
}

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@inproceedings{singlemodesapph-2023/11,
  title={Single-mode sapphire optical fiber temperature sensor},
  author={Wang M, Salter PS, Payne FP, Shipley A, Dyson IN et al.},
  booktitle={28th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS 2023)},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{detectionofbiom-2023/10,
  title={Detection of biomarkers through functionalized polymers},
  author={García-Faustino LL, Morris S, Elston SJ & Montelongo Y},
  journal={Small Methods},
  volume={8},
  number={2301025},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2023"
}

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@inproceedings{laserwrittenstr-2023/10,
  title={Laser written stretchable diffractive optic elements in polymerizable liquid crystal gels},
  author={Chen B, Zhao Z, Nourshargh C, He C, Salter P et al.},
  booktitle={Liquid Crystals XXVII},
  pages={8},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{resilientphotos-2023/10,
  title={Resilient photoswitchable metal–organic frameworks for sunlight-induced on-demand photochromism in the solid state},
  author={Mollick S, Zhang Y, Kamal W, Tricarico M, Möslein A et al.},
  journal={Chemical Engineering Journal},
  volume={476},
  number={146727},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{zwitteriondoped-2023/9,
  title={Zwitterion-doped liquid crystal speckle reducers for immersive displays and vectorial imaging},
  author={Jin Y, Spiller N, He C, Faulkner G, Booth M et al.},
  journal={Light: Science and Applications},
  volume={12},
  number={242},
  publisher={Springer Nature},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{freespaceoptica-2023/9,
  title={Free-space optical communication link with liquid crystal beam-steering},
  author={Zhang G, Schreier A, Wang X, Matthews W, Farmer J et al.},
  journal={IEEE Photonics Technology Letters},
  volume={35},
  pages={1199-1202},
  publisher={IEEE},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{laserwrittentun-2023/9,
  title={Laser-Written Tunable Liquid Crystal Aberration Correctors.},
  author={Xu A, Nourshargh C, Salter PS, He C, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={ACS photonics},
  volume={10},
  pages={3401-3408},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{zwitteriondoped-2023/9,
  title={Zwitterion-doped liquid crystal speckle reducers for immersive displays and vectorial imaging.},
  author={Jin Y, Spiller NP, He C, Faulkner G, Booth MJ et al.},
  journal={Light, science & applications},
  volume={12},
  pages={242},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{laserwrittentun-2023/8,
  title={Laser-written tunable liquid crystal aberration correctors},
  author={Xu A, Nourshargh C, Salter PS, He C, Elston SJ et al.},
  journal={ACS Photonics},
  volume={10},
  pages={3401-3408},
  publisher={American Chemical Society},
  year = "2023"
}

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@article{ondemandpitchtu-2023/8,
  title={On-demand pitch tuning of printed chiral nematic liquid crystal droplets },
  author={Kamal W, Orr A, Sykes T, Castrejon-Pita A, Elston S et al.},
  journal={Materials Today Advances},
  volume={19},
  number={100416},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2023"
}