摘要:
A light shutter system (10) incorporates a liquid crystal cell (12) operating as a variable optical retarder to selectively produce opaque and transmissive optical states corresponding to the respective first and second amounts of system optical retardation. The cell switches between a residual amount of retardation and an increased amount that equals the sum of half-wave retardation and the amount of residual retardation to provide a shutter system whose system retardation switches between zero retardation and half-wave retardation and thereby produces opaque and transmissive states with an optimal contrast ratio. The cell is positioned between a linear polarizing filter (14) and an elliptical analyzer (16), the latter including a linear polarizing filter (20) and an optical retarder (18) of fixed value. The transmission axis of the linear polarizing filters are angularly displaced relative to a projection of the optic axes of the cell by an amount that provides maximum light extinction in the opaque state. Maximum output light transmission in the transmission state is achieved by establishing for the cell an optical thickness that exceeds half-wave retardation by an additional amount equal to the residual retardation. Other preferred embodiments that provide equivalent performance are described.
摘要:
Disclosed is a polymer dispersed liquid crystal display element designed in such a way that when an electric field is applied to a layer having a liquid crystal and a polymer mutually dispersed to cause phase separation thereof, the liquid crystal and polymer are aligned in the same direction. Also disclosed is a method of fabricating the liquid crystal display element, which mixes the polymer or polymer precursor, when in a liquid crystal phase, with the liquid crystal, aligns the liquid crystal and the polymer or the polymer precursor, and then hardens the polymer or polymer precursor.
摘要:
A light shutter system (10) incorporates a liquid crystal cell (12) operating as a variable optical retarder to selectively produce opaque and transmissive optical states corresponding to the respective first and second amounts of system optical retardation. The cell switches between a residual amount of retardation and an increased amount that equals the sum of half-wave retardation and the amount of residual retardation to provide a shutter system whose system retardation switches between zero retardation and half-wave retardation and thereby produces opaque and transmissive states with an optimal contrast ratio. The cell is positioned between a linear polarizing filter (14) and an elliptical analyzer (16), the latter including a linear polarizing filter (20) and an optical retarder (18) of fixed value. The transmission axis of the linear polarizing filters are angularly displaced relative to a projection of the optic axes of the cell by an amount that provides maximum light extinction in the opaque state. Maximum output light transmission in the transmission state is achieved by establishing for the cell an optical thickness that exceeds half-wave retardation by an additional amount equal to the residual retardation. Other preferred embodiments that provide equivalent performance are described.
摘要:
Practical devices for the application of surface-stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystals are described which use no polarizing filter, or only one polarizing filter. One embodiment comprises a quarter-wave plate (502) as an optically active layer between the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer (501) and the reflective surface (503).
摘要:
A transient state liquid crystal image bar (12) having enhanced contrast with lower required driving voltage. The image bar is of the type having a nematic liquid crystal cell configured as a single array of dot shutters energizable by a single frequency voltage with crossed polarizer (14) and analyzer (15). The polarizing axis of the polarizer is at 45 degrees with the liquid crystal molecules (13) in their rest state. Thus, when all the image bar shutters are energized, it is in the non-transmission condition. For bursts of light to pass, the voltage to selected dot shutters is interrupted and reapplied. In one embodiment, the improvement is achieved by an optical compensator (28) or thin prism placed between the polarizer and the liquid crystal cell. In another embodiment, a quarter-wave plate is placed between the liquid crystal cell and the analyzer, with the analyzer being rotated about the image bar's optical axis a predetermined angle from its initial crossed position with respect to the polarizer, so that there is increased extinction of the light exiting from the liquid crystal cell, when the liquid crystal material is in its normally stable energized state.
摘要:
A ferro-electric liquid crystal display is adapted for viewing by reflection of light from the display. Each cell (12) of the display has a transparent front electrode (14) and a reflective back electrode (13). A polariser (17) is mounted in front of the display which is an odd number of quarter wavelengths in thickness. The polariser is orientated relative to the display to provide a maximum contrast ratio between the two cell conditions.
摘要:
A display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel (31); a touch panel (31) placed on the liquid crystal panel (31); a base material layer (37, 40) stacked on the touch panel (34); and an adhesive layer (36, 39) interposed between the touch panel (34) and the base material layer (37, 40). Fiber having properties to solve polarization is contained in at least one of the base material layer (37, 40) and the adhesive layer (36, 39).
摘要:
Liquid crystal modulator optical devices and more specifically shutters and smart windows are presented. The liquid crystal modulator devices are characterized by a reduced polymer content which is eliminated from the material composition of the liquid crystal layer and characterized by non-uniform electrode structures in the liquid crystal structure configured to generate spatially non-uniform electric fields and therefore non-uniform molecular reorientation of liquid crystal molecules. This arrangement advantageously makes light scattering electrically controllable.
摘要:
An embodiment of the present invention discloses a reflective type display device, relating to the technical field of display. The liquid crystal display device is relatively thin and light, with low energy consumption. The reflective type display device comprises a polarizer, a transparent first substrate, a liquid crystal molecular layer and a second substrate arranged in sequence; wherein the reflective type display device further comprises: a selective reflecting layer located between the liquid crystal molecular layer and the second substrate; the selective reflecting layer reflects light with wavelength within a specific wavelength range.
摘要:
The embodiment of the present invention provides a display panel, which belongs to the field of display technology. The display panel comprises: a first polarizing layer, a display substrate, a second polarizing layer and a phase difference film; wherein the first polarizing layer is arranged at one side of the display substrate, and the first polarizing layer is arranged between the second polarizing layer and the display substrate, a transmission axis direction of the first polarizing layer and a transmission axis direction of the second polarizing layer are perpendicular to each other; the phase difference film is arranged between the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer. The present invention arranges a second polarizing layer and a phase difference film on the basis of the existing display panel, such that only the linearly polarized light whose polarizing direction is parallel to the transmission axis direction of the second polarizing layer can be emitted from the display panel, hence, the user whose viewing angle is perpendicular to the display panel can see the content in the display panel, while the user whose viewing angle is in other directions cannot see the contents in the display panel, thereby protecting the user's privacy effectively.