Polymer enhanced liquid crystal displays

In the paper, we present fast switching devices by using polymer to enhance the electro-optical properties of existing bend nematic and ferroelectric cells. This method refers to the use of a small amount of polymer to modify or stabilize the orientation of liquid crystal at the field-induced states. In this presentation, we will report methods of using a phase-separated polymer network by liquid crystal templating to stabilize the bend state of a nematic cell and analog-switching ferroelectric devices. In addition, we will present the cell gap control of plastic LCDs.