Reduction of viewing-angle dependent color shift in a reflective type cholesteric liquid crystal color filter

  • Jang, Won-Gun (Korea Photonics Technology Institute) ;
  • Beom, Tae-Won (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Cui, Hao (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Rak (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Hwang, Seong-Jin (BK-21 Polymer BIN Fusion Research Team, Research Center of Industrial Technology, School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lim, Young-Jin (BK-21 Polymer BIN Fusion Research Team, Research Center of Industrial Technology, School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Hee (BK-21 Polymer BIN Fusion Research Team, Research Center of Industrial Technology, School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
  • Published : 2008.10.13

Abstract

The reflective type color filter for the liquid crystal displays (LCD) was produced using cholesteric liquid crystal monomers whose phase is characterized by the unique optical features of selective reflection. Periodic micrometer scale hemi-spherical photoresist (PR) patterns were formed on glass substrates by thermal reflow method after photolithography. Cholesteric color filter films for red, green and blue light reflections were then produced and the viewing angle dependence was investigated and compared with that of reflected light on the non-patterned substrates.

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