Vertical field switching for blue-phase liquid crystal devices

Hui Chuan Cheng; Jin Yan; Takahiro Ishinabe; Shin Tson Wu

doi:10.1063/1.3604011

Vertical field switching for blue-phase liquid crystal devices

Hui Chuan Cheng, Jin Yan, Takahiro Ishinabe, Shin Tson Wu

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Abstract

A low-voltage (< 10 V), high-transmittance (> 80%), submillisecond-response, and hysteresis-free polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal (BPLC) device with vertical field switching (VFS) and oblique incident light are demonstrated experimentally. Unlike the commonly employed in-plane switching in which the electric field is primarily in lateral direction and not uniform spatially, the VFS mode has uniform longitudinal field. As a result, the operating voltage is reduced by ∼ 3.2 × which in turn helps to eliminate hysteresis. The VFS mode is a promising candidate for the emerging BPLC display and photonic devices.

Original language	English
Article number	261102
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	98
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3604011
Publication status	Published - 2011 Jun 27
Externally published	Yes

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