Surface acoustic wave driven light shutters using polymer-dispersed liquid crystals

Advanced Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1656-1659

  Liu, Yan Jun ^a   Ding, Xiaoyun ^a   Lin, Sz Chin Steven ^a   Shi, Jinjie ^a,b   Chiang, I Kao ^a   Huang, Tony Jun ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b Dow Chemical Company   (United States)

Author keywords

acousto optic effects; dispersion; light shutters; liquid crystals; polymers; surface acoustic waves

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTO-OPTIC EFFECT; ACOUSTO-OPTICS; DISPLAY APPLICATION; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; IMAGING QUALITY; LIGHT SHUTTERS; OPTICAL CONTRAST; PDLC FILMS; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; SMART WINDOWS; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES; SWITCHING BEHAVIORS; WORKING MECHANISMS;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTICS; ACOUSTOELECTRIC EFFECTS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CRYSTALS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPLAY DEVICES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTAL;

DIFFUSION; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMERS;

EID: 79953778477     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: 15214095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201003708     Document Type: Article

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