EFFECT OF CHIRAL DOPANT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL LIGHT VALVE

Authors
LU ZJ YANG DK
Citation
Zj. Lu et Dk. Yang, EFFECT OF CHIRAL DOPANT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL LIGHT VALVE, Applied physics letters, 65(4), 1994, pp. 505-507
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
65
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
505 - 507
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1994)65:4<505:EOCDOT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We have experimentally studied the effect of chiral dopant on the elec tro-optical performance of a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) l ight valve. Adding a small amount of chiral dopant decreases the turn- OFF time significantly but increases the drive voltage only slightly. A phenomenological theory is presented to explain the experimental res ults.