Fast response transflective display using a tight pitch ferroelectric liquid crystal in a single gap configuration

We report on a fast response transflective display using a vertically aligned tight pitch ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) in a single gap configuration. The optical path difference between transmissive and reflective regions is compensated by adopting in-plane electrodes on two substrates and on one substrate, respectively. In our transflective FLC display, several unique features such as uniform alignment, fast response, and gray scale capability are demonstrated.