A fast-switching, contrast-enhanced liquid crystal polarization modulator for high-end, single-lens stereoscopic 3D projector applications

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesper Osterman ◽  
Chris Ward ◽  
Terry Scheffer
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. J. Liu ◽  
X. W. Sun

By combining polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) and holography, holographic PDLC (H-PDLC) has emerged as a new composite material for switchable or tunable optical devices. Generally, H-PDLC structures are created in a liquid crystal cell filled with polymer-dispersed liquid crystal materials by recording the interference pattern generated by two or more coherent laser beams which is a fast and single-step fabrication. With a relatively ideal phase separation between liquid crystals and polymers, periodic refractive index profile is formed in the cell and thus light can be diffracted. Under a suitable electric field, the light diffraction behavior disappears due to the index matching between liquid crystals and polymers. H-PDLCs show a fast switching time due to the small size of the liquid crystal droplets. So far, H-PDLCs have been applied in many promising applications in photonics, such as flat panel displays, switchable gratings, switchable lasers, switchable microlenses, and switchable photonic crystals. In this paper, we review the current state-of-the-art of H-PDLCs including the materials used to date, the grating formation dynamics and simulations, the optimization of electro-optical properties, the photonic applications, and the issues existed in H-PDLCs.


2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (9) ◽  
pp. 091116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Liang Zhu ◽  
Shui-Bin Ni ◽  
Chao Ping Chen ◽  
Dong-Qing Wu ◽  
Xiao-Long Song ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-1-100-6
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Woods

Millions of Stereoscopic 3D capable TVs were sold into the consumer market from 2007 through to 2016. A wide range of display technologies were supported including rear-projection DLP, Plasma, LCD and OLED. Some displays supported the Active 3D method using liquid-crystal shutter glasses, and some displays supported the Passive 3D method using circularly polarised 3D glasses. Displays supporting Full-HD and Ultra-HD (4K) resolution were available in sizes ranging from 32" to 86" diagonal. Unfortunately display manufacturers eventually changed their focus to promoting other display technologies and 2016 was the last year that new 3D TVs were made for the consumer market. Fortunately, there are still millions of 3D displays available through the secondhand- market, however it can be difficult to know which displays have 3D display support. This paper will provide a listing of specifically Passive 3D TVs manufactured by LG, however it has been our experience that the 3D quality varied considerably from one display to another hence it is necessary to qualify the quality of the 3D available on these displays using a testing technique that will be described in the paper.


2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 567-570
Author(s):  
Tao Zhan ◽  
Jianghao Xiong ◽  
Guanjun Tan ◽  
Shin-Tson Wu

2019 ◽  
Vol 678 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-105
Author(s):  
Intae Son ◽  
Chi Hyeong Cho ◽  
Gitae Moon ◽  
Chunho Kim ◽  
Eunbi Lee ◽  
...  

1989 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 675-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Vill ◽  
F. Fischer ◽  
J. Thiem

Abstract For the first time carbohydrate derivatives were studied as dopants for calamitic smectic phases. Fast switching ferroelectric cells could be realized, and electroclinic effects were observed. By inversion of configuration at a chiral center of these compounds switching times, solubility, and helical twisting power vary by orders of magnitude. The studied derivatives showed modest solubility properties.


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