Title :
High contrast reflective display using a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal
Author :
Lin, Yi-Hsin ; Ren, Hongwen ; Wu, Yung-Hsun ; Liang, Xiao ; Wu, Shin-Tson
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal confined in a thin 90° twisted cell (T-PDLC) exhibits an enhanced contrast ratio due to the surface anchoring effect. A black and white polarizer-free reflective display using a dye-doped T-PDLC is demonstrated.
Keywords :
dyes; liquid crystal displays; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; reflectivity; dye-doped T-PDLC; enhanced contrast ratio; high contrast display; polarizer-free reflective display; polymer-dispersed liquid crystal; reflective display; surface anchoring effect; thin twisted cell; Light scattering; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystal polymers; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Photonic crystals; Reflectivity; Surface morphology; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363099
