Title :
Polymer matrix type of liquid crystals for MMW and THz application
Author :
Ito, Toshifumi ; Ito, Ryouta ; Honma, Michinori ; Watanabe, Takeshi ; Ito, Kenji ; Yanagihara, Susumu ; Nose, Toshiaki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Syst. Sci. & Technol., Akita Prefectural Univ., Akita, Japan
Abstract :
New fabrication method to attain extremely thick liquid crystal (LC) layer is investigated for LC control device applications in MMW and THz wave region. Here, we are focusing on the porous PMMA materials to impregnate nematic LC materials.
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; nematic liquid crystals; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; LC control device applications; nematic LC materials; polymer matrix type; porous PMMA materials; thick liquid crystal layer; Cooling; Fabrication; Indium tin oxide; Nose; Polymers; Solvents;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105233