Vaz et al., 1987 - Google Patents
A light control film composed of liquid crystal droplets dispersed in a UV-curable polymerVaz et al., 1987
- Document ID
- 5910391569570983887
- Author
- Vaz N
- Smith G
- Montgomery Jr G
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
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This paper describes a new class of light control films consisting of submicron liquid crystal droplets dispersed in ultraviolct-cured polymer matrices. These films, which can respond optically to both applied electric fields and temperature changes, are potentially useful for …
- 239000004973 liquid crystal related substance 0 title abstract description 41
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating, or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating, or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating, or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1334—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods based on polymer dispersed liquid crystals, e.g. microencapsulated liquid crystals
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- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
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