• DocumentCode
    2714972
  • Title

    The Effect of Field Strength and Frequency on the Electro-Optic Response of Nematic Liquid Crystals for Photonic Applications

  • Author

    Nabil, G. ; Uddin, M.A. ; Chan, H.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Electron. Eng. Dept., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    8-11 Dec. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present our study on the effect of the applied field frequency and strength on the switching response of Nematic liquid crystal (NLC). LC cells with different cell gap spacing were studied. We experimentally showed that the rise time of nematic LC can be remarkably improved by tuning the applied driving voltage and its frequency together, and as well as by reducing the LC film thickness.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical effects; nematic liquid crystals; optical films; optical materials; LC cell gap spacing; LC film thickness reduction; NLC electro-optic response; driving voltage tuning; field frequency effect; nematic liquid crystal; photonic applications; switching response; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Crystalline materials; Dielectrics; Frequency; Liquid crystals; Photonic crystals; Threshold voltage; Time measurement; Viscosity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3901-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2906-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781446
  • Filename
    4781446