Fast cholesteric liquid crystal light switch based on field-controlled total internal reflection

被引：1
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作者：
Rudquist, P
Komitov, L
机构：
[1] Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology
来源：
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION A-MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 1996年 / 282卷
基金：
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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D O I：
10.1080/10587259608037592
中图分类号：
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号：
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要：
A new fast cholesteric liquid crystal light switch with response times in the microseconds region is presented. Light is partially transmitted or totally reflected depending upon the field-controlled position of the optic axis in a uniformly aligned short-pitch cholesteric subjected on an electric field perpendicular to the helix. Its performance is temperature independent in a broad temperature range and a contrast ratio of 20:1 is achieved.
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页码：387 / 393
页数：7
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