Hysteresis-free polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals using thermal recycles

被引：49
作者：
Chen, Hung-Shan [1 ]
Lin, Yi-Hsin [1 ]
Wu, Chun-Hung [1 ]
Chen, Michael [1 ]
Hsu, Hsu-Kuan [2 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Photon, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
[2] Chimei Innolux Corp, Tainan, Taiwan
来源：
OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS | 2012年 / 2卷 / 08期
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D O I：
10.1364/OME.2.001149
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
We demonstrate a hysteresis-free polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals (PSBP-LCs) using thermal recycles by means of enlarging the domain size of PSBP-LC and improving the uniformity of the crystal orientations of PSBP-LC. The crystal growth of PSBP-LCs bases on a competition between the heterogeneous nucleation and the homogeneous nucleation is also demonstrated and discussed. This study opens a new window for understanding the hysteresis of the PSBP-LC and assisting in designing many PSBP-LC-based photonic devices, such as displays, electro-optical switches, and electrically tunable focusing LC lenses. (C)2012 Optical Society of America
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页码：1149 / 1155
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