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After summarizing essential features of antiferroelectric liquid cryst
als (AFLCs), recent progress in the application of AFLC for displays a
nd spatial light modulators is presented. These devices are based on t
he electric-field-induced antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transi
tion characterized by sharp threshold and hysteresis.