Blue-Phase Liquid Crystal Displays With Vertical Field Switching

Author

Cheng, Hui-Chuan ; Yan, Jin ; Ishinabe, Takahiro ; Sugiura, Norio ; Liu, Chu-Yu ; Huang, Tai-Hsiang ; Tsai, Cheng-Yeh ; Lin, Ching-Huan ; Wu, Shin-Tson

Author_Institution

Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

8

Issue

2

fYear

2012

Firstpage

98

Lastpage

103

Abstract

A low-voltage, high-transmittance, hysteresis-free, and submillisecond-response polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal (BPLC) display with vertical field switching (VFS) and oblique incident light is demonstrated. In the VFS mode, the electric field is in longitudinal direction and is uniform. By using a thin cell gap and a large oblique incident angle, the operation voltage is significantly reduced which plays a key role to eliminate hysteresis and residual birefringence. The VFS mode is a strong contender for the emerging BPLC display and photonic devices.

Keywords

liquid crystal displays; liquid crystals; BPLC display; VFS mode; blue phase liquid crystal displays; electric field; high transmittance; hysteresis free; low voltage; oblique incident light; photonic device; submillisecond response polymer; thin cell gap; vertical field switching; Couplings; Electrodes; Hysteresis; Liquid crystal displays; Polymers; Time factors; Turning; Blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC); hysteresis free; low voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Display Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1551-319X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JDT.2011.2164236

Filename

6136205