PDLC - INFLUENCE OF DROPLET ORDER-PARAMETER IN LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE

A Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) is a dispersion of liquid cr ystal microdroplets in a polymeric binder. The material is opaque whit e and becomes transparent when a low frequency electric field is appli ed. In this paper we present experimental results about the PDLC trans mittance as a function of the applied voltage. We also present a mathe matical model able to describe the optical behavior of the material in the framework of Anomalous Diffraction Approach light scattering theo ry.