Properties of scattering liquid crystal films

Arto Karppinen; Harri K. Kopola; Risto A. Myllylae; Pentti Karioja

doi:10.1117/12.151203

13 August 1993 Properties of scattering liquid crystal films

Arto Karppinen, Harri K. Kopola, Risto A. Myllylae, Pentti Karioja

Proceedings Volume 1911, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.151203
Event: IS&T/SPIE's Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1993, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Liquid crystal films that scatter light as a function of voltage are used as the active parts of optical switches and attenuators. The optical properties of the film are studied here and the distribution and efficiency of the scattering are counted. How light bends in a droplet is calculated using geometric optics, which can also be used to estimate the efficiency of scattering.

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Arto Karppinen, Harri K. Kopola, Risto A. Myllylae, and Pentti Karioja "Properties of scattering liquid crystal films", Proc. SPIE 1911, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications II, (13 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.151203

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