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It is shown experimentally that the cell with an n-type nematic liquid crystal may have two functions, light deflection and shutter, and that the cell with a reflective coating film may deflect a light beam about twice the angle achieved with a transmission type of cell.
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Sasaki et al. (1979) studied this question.
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