An electrooptical device is provided comprising at least one substrate, at least
one pair of electrodes and at least one layer of an electrooptical material. The
electrooptical material represents an optically anisotropic thin crystal film and
contains molecules having aromatic rings and possessing a lattice with an interplanar
spacing (Bragg's reflection) of 3.40.2 along one of optical axes.
The electrooptical material has anisotropic refractive indices and/or anisotropic
absorption coefficients that are depended on an electric field strength.