OPTICS AND ELECTROOPTICS OF POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTALS - PHYSICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLICATION

A brief description of the basic optical and electro-optical effects o bserved in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) is presented. The oretical models of light scattering from such structures and measureme nt techniques of PDLC optical properties are included, based on which of the material properties of polymer and liquid crystal required for application are discussed. Special attention is paid to the methods fo r optimizing PDLC optical and electro-optical properties, Finally, the known and possible applications of PDLC optical properties are discus sed.