• DocumentCode
    11128
  • Title

    Diluter Effects on Polymer-Stabilized Blue Phase Liquid Crystals

  • Author

    Yuan Chen ; Jin Yan ; Schadt, Martin ; Shih-Hsien Liu ; Kung-Lung Cheng ; Jyh-Wen Shiu ; Shin-Tson Wu

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Jul-13
  • Firstpage
    592
  • Lastpage
    597
  • Abstract
    Diluter effects on the phase transition temperatures, Debye relaxation frequency, and electro-optics of polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) are investigated. Some diluters not only significantly decrease the BPLC response time but also slightly enhance the Kerr constant. For practical applications, optimal diluter concentration should be considered in order to balance the needs between response time and operation voltage.
  • Keywords
    Kerr electro-optical effect; liquid crystal phase transformations; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; Debye relaxation frequency; Kerr constant; diluter effects; electro-optics; operation voltage; phase transition temperatures; polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals; response time; Dielectrics; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Polymers; Time factors; Viscosity; Blue phase; Kerr constant; diluter; liquid crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Display Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1551-319X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JDT.2013.2254109
  • Filename
    6494694