Bistable cholesteric liquid crystal light shutter with multielectrode driving

Applied Optics

Volumn , Issue 22, 2014, Pages E33-E37

  Li, Cheng Chang ^a   Tseng, Heng Yi ^b   Pai, Tsung Wei ^b   Wu, Yu Ching ^b   Hsu, Wen Hao ^b   Jau, Hung Chang ^a   Chen, Chun Wei ^a   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; LIQUID FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PLASTIC FILMS; TEXTURES;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BISTABLE LIGHT SHUTTERS; HOMEOTROPIC TEXTURES; MULTI-ELECTRODE; OPTICAL COMPENSATION; POLYMER-STABILIZED CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; THREE TERMINAL ELECTRODES; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL FIELDS;

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84942372088     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.000E33     Document Type: Article

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