Fast-switching flexoelectric cholesteric liquid crystal displays

Sang Hwa Kim; Lei Shi; Liang-Chy Chien

doi:10.1117/12.665816

22 May 2006 Fast-switching flexoelectric cholesteric liquid crystal displays

Sang Hwa Kim, Lei Shi, Liang-Chy Chien

Proceedings Volume 6225, Defense, Security, Cockpit, and Future Displays II; 62250I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665816
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Fast-switching flexoelectric cholesteric liquid crystal displays that can be operated in two modes: amplitude (flexoelectric effect, in-plane-switching) and phase (dielectric coupling, out-of-plane switching) have been developed. The device comprises of a small amount of polymer network localized at the substrate surfaces and short-pitch cholesteric liquid crystal whose helical axis laid in the direction parallel to the substrates. The polymer network stabilizes the helical axis in the plane parallel to the substrates at zero voltage. The response times for amplitude and phase switching of a polymer-stabilized cholesteric display with 2 microns cell gap are 200 μs at 3.5 V/μm and 3 ms at 12.5 V/μm, respectively. Using a dual-frequency switchable nematic liquid crystal, we are able to improve the contrast of the amplitude switching by obtaining a larger deviation angle of helical axis with a high voltage and in the same time, suppressing the helix unwinding.

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Sang Hwa Kim, Lei Shi, and Liang-Chy Chien "Fast-switching flexoelectric cholesteric liquid crystal displays", Proc. SPIE 6225, Defense, Security, Cockpit, and Future Displays II, 62250I (22 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665816

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