Diluter effects on polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 592-597

  Chen, Yuan ^a   Yan, Jin ^a   Schadt, Martin ^b   Liu, Shih Hsien ^c   Cheng, Kung Lung ^c   Shiu, Jyh Wen ^c   Wu, Shin Tson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MS High Tech Consulting   (Switzerland)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blue phase; Diluter; Kerr constant; Liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

BLUE PHASE; BLUE PHASE LIQUID CRYSTAL (BPLC); DEBYE RELAXATION; DILUTER; KERR CONSTANTS; OPERATION VOLTAGE; POLYMER-STABILIZED BLUE PHASE;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84880918698     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2013.2254109     Document Type: Article

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