• DocumentCode
    422652
  • 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
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    39
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363099
  • Filename
    1363099