We present a reliable optical method for measuring the twist elastic constant and for assessing the total twist angle in a standard nematic twist cell. The method relies on the use of a non-standard configuration of crossed polarisers and a twist cell, which allows us to measure accurately the twist-cell parameters by reducing the degeneracy between them. Grid patching and an efficient beam propagation method are utilised in the numerical models used for fitting the experimental data. The modelling shows that the polarisation dynamics in a twist cell is non-trivial and much more complex than in a planar cell. The twist elastic constant of three commonly used liquid crystals (5CB, 6CHBT and E7) was successfully extracted from cross-polarised intensity measurements.
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