Surface anchoring effect on the morphology and performance of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5741, Issue , 2005, Pages 74-82

  Lin, Yi Hsin ^a   Ren, Hongwen ^a   Wu, Yung Hsun ^a   Liang, Xiao ^a   Wu, Shin Tson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

High contrast ratio; Morphologies; Polymer dispersed liquid crystal; Surface anchoring effect

Indexed keywords

HIGH CONTRAST RATIO; POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; SURFACE ANCHORING EFFECT; TWISTED NEMATIC (TN) CELLS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLARIZATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 23744485096     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.590405     Document Type: Conference Paper

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