Electro-optical behavior of polymer cholesteric liquid crystal flake/fluid suspensions in a microencapsulation matrix

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5518, Issue , 2004, Pages 170-181

  Marshall, Kenneth L ^a   Kimball, Erin ^c   McNamara, Shari ^a   Kosc, Tanya Z ^a   Trajkovska Petkoska, Anka ^c   Jacobs, S D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesteric; Displays; Electronic paper; Flake; Liquid crystal; Microencapsulation; Polymer

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC; ELECTRONIC PAPERS; FLAKE; MICROENCAPSULATION;

DISPLAY DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; ENCAPSULATION; POLARIZATION; REFLECTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 13244262620     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.559627     Document Type: Conference Paper

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