Polarized latent image forming in liquid crystal devices using polymer surface photo-modification technique

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5618, Issue , 2004, Pages 166-173

  Yamaguchi, Rumiko ^a   Mizutori, Ryosuke ^a   Kawamura, Toru ^a   Sato, Susumu ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alignment surface; Latent image; Liquid crystal; Optical security; Optical writing; Photo crosslinking; Polymer surface modification; Rubbing; Thermal writing

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CROSSLINKING; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; POLYMERS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ALIGNMENT SURFACE; LATENT IMAGE; OPTICAL SECURITY; OPTICAL WRITING; PHOTO-CROSSLINKING; POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION; RUBBING; THERMAL WRITING;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 17644369985     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.572104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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