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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2011.15.1.183

Zig-zag electrode pattern for improvement of electro-optic characteristic in polymer stabilized blue phase liquid crystal cell  

Kang, Wan-Seok (동아대학교 전자공학과)
Mun, Byung-June (동아대학교 전자공학과)
Lee, Gi-Dong (동아대학교 전자공학과)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.15, no.1, 2011 , pp. 183-187 More about this Journal
Abstract
The polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC) cell has advantages such as sub-millisecond response time, wide viewing angle and no rubbing process for the alignment of liquid crystals. However, high operating voltage and low kerr constant of the polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal deteriorate the electro-optical characteristic of the polymer-stabilized BPLC cell. In this paper, we proposed novel zig-zag electrode in cell layout and confirmed that proposed electrode shape could reduce an over 25 percent of operating voltage for BPLC cell without degradation of tranmittance by using Kerr constant simulation.
Keywords
Polymer-stabilized blue phase; Electrode shape; Simulation;
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