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optical activity
noun
A property caused by asymmetrical molecular or crystal structure that enables a compound or crystal to rotate the plane of incident polarized light
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A compound that displays this ability is called optically active (see optical activity).
Cumulative symmetry is responsible for optical activity.
M. BORN: On the theory of optical activity.
The resultant polymers showed optical activity.
This chapter discusses optical activity measurements.
Guerrero-Martínez, A. et al. Intense optical activity from three-dimensional chiral ordering of plasmonic nanoantennas.
Schadt, M. Voltage-dependent optical activity of a twisted nematic liquid crystal.
Yan, W. et al. Self-assembly of chiral nanoparticle pyramids with strong R/S optical activity.
Moreover, these polyimides exhibited good optical transparency, and optical activity.
These molecular systems show very large non-linear optical activity.
The novel chiral molecules exhibited good optical activity.
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