Critical field for a hysteresis-free BPLC device

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 627-629

  Rao, Linghui ^a   Yan, Jin ^a   Wu, Shin Tson ^a   Lai, Yu Cheng ^b   Chiu, Yung Hsiang ^b   Chen, Heng Yin ^b   Liang, Chao Chiun ^b   Wu, Chun Ming ^b   Hsieh, Pao Ju ^b   Liu, Shih Hsien ^b   Cheng, Kung Lung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC); hysteresis; Kerr effect

Indexed keywords

BLUE PHASE; CRITICAL FIELDS; HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; PEAK ELECTRIC FIELD; PHOTONIC APPLICATION;

DISPLAY DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

HYSTERESIS;

EID: 80054692434     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2011.2164513     Document Type: Article

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