Abstract
We have studied a bistable transflective cholesteric light shutter. The shutter contains dual-frequency cholesteric liquid crystals that incorporate a photocurable monomer. The electro-optical properties and optical microscope images of the shutter were examined. Good correlations between the cholesteric textures and optical properties of the shutters were obtained. The shutter was switched into a wide-band homogeneous transmission mode by a low frequency voltage pulse, and into a selective reflection mode using a high-frequency voltage pulse. The concentration of the monomer apparently affected the electro-optical characteristics of the shutter.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 560-565 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 Mar |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics