Figure 6.

Schematic illustrations (cross-sectional view) of the optical elements in a polarized light microscope when using (A) orthoscopic and (B) conoscopic illumination. (C) Orthoscopic and (D) conoscopic polarized light micrographs (crossed polarizers) of a LC film with a uniform homeotropic orientation. (E) Orthoscopic and (F) conoscopic polarized light micrographs (crossed polarizers) of a film of an isotropic phase of mesogens. Scale bars are 100 μm. (A) and (B) modified and reproduced with permission.⁵¹