Fast Response Liquid Crystal Mode
Abstract
A novel nematic liquid crystal (LC) mode is based on the Fringing-Field-Switching of Vertically-Aligned liquid crystals. The VA-FFS mode is capable of generating very fast optical modulation without the use of very thin cell gap. IA major feature of this LC mode is that it has unusual fast relaxation time compared with the conventional nematic LC modes that require a thin cell gap. This fast relaxation occurs even at very low applied voltages and the operation is very stable. The fast-response mechanism of this LC mode involves the confinement of liquid crystal molecular switching within self-imposed thin LC layers. The present invention provides a novel approach to overcome the fundamental problem of the long relaxation time of the conventional nematic liquid crystal modes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 19, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA587407
Entities
People
- Shin-Tson Wu
- Wing K. Choi
Organizations
- University of Central Florida