Transmission mode spatial light modulator using a B12SiO20crystal and polymer‐dispersed liquid‐crystal layers

1990 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 999-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuniharu Takizawa ◽  
Hiroshi Kikuchi ◽  
Hideo Fujikake ◽  
Masakatsu Okada
1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 3158-3168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuniharu Takizawa ◽  
Hiroshi Kikuchi ◽  
Hideo Fujikake ◽  
Kenichi Kodama ◽  
Kiyoshi Kishi

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
Hideo Fujikake ◽  
Kuniharu Takizawa ◽  
Hiroshi Kikuchi ◽  
Takanori Fujii ◽  
Masahiro Kawakita ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 732
Author(s):  
Anna P. Gardymova ◽  
Mikhail N. Krakhalev ◽  
Victor Ya. Zyryanov ◽  
Alexandra A. Gruzdenko ◽  
Andrey A. Alekseev ◽  
...  

The electro-optical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films are highly dependent on the features of the contained liquid crystal (LC) droplets. Cholesteric LC droplets with homeotropic boundaries can form several topologically different orientational structures, including ones with single and more point defects, layer-like, and axisymmetric twisted toroidal structures. These structures are very sensitive to an applied electric field. In this work, we have demonstrated experimentally and by computer simulations that twisted toroidal droplets reveal strong structural response to the electric field. In turn, this leads to vivid changes in the optical texture in crossed polarizers. The response of droplets of different sizes were found to be equivalent in terms of dimensionless parameters. In addition, the explanation of this phenomenon showed a comparison of theoretical and experimental structural response curves aids to determine the shape of the droplet. Finally, we demonstrated that the addition of a dichroic dye allows such films to be used as optical filters with adjustable color even without polarizers.


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