DocumentCode
551986
Title
Fast-switching bistable light shutters based on dual-frequency cholesteric liquid crystals
Author
Hsiao, Yu-Cheng ; Lee, Wei
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Chung Yuan Christian Univ., Chungli, Taiwan
fYear
2011
fDate
4-8 July 2011
Firstpage
95
Lastpage
96
Abstract
Fast-switching light shutter is investigated. It enables the reversably direct transitions between bistable states, and exhibits very short transition time from light-off focal conic state to light-on planar state as short as 10 ms.
Keywords
cholesteric liquid crystals; optical bistability; optical elements; optical switches; bistable states; direct transitions; dual-frequency cholesteric liquid crystals; fast-switching bistable light shutters; light-off focal conic state; very short transition time; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Optical switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-986-02-8974-9
Type
conf
Filename
6015056
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