A reflective polarizer-free display using dye-doped polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystals

被引:11
作者
Lin, Yi-Hsin [1 ]
Chen, Hung-Shan [1 ]
Chiang, Tsung-Han [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Photon, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
关键词
Liquid crystal; blue phase; guest-host; polarizer-free;
D O I
10.1889/JSID20.6.333
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A reflective polarizer-free display using dye-doped polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal (DDPSBP-LC) has been demonstrated. The mechanism is a combination of electrically tunable light absorption and Bragg reflection. In this paper, the influence of light absorption in DDPSBP-LC by changing the dye concentration and absorption paths has been studied. Increased dye concentration can improve the contrast ratio of DDPSBP-LC; however, the response time is the tradeoff. Increasing the cell gap can improve the contrast ratio of DDPSBP-LC; however, the response time remains the same. The study of DDPSBP-LC can help in shutter-glass applications of 3-D displays and electronic paper.
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页码:333 / 336
页数:4
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