Light modulation characteristics of single-polarizer PDFLC films

Typical textures of ferroelectric liquid crystal droplets dispersed in a th ermoplastic matrix are presented. Uniaxially aligned droplets with wavy def ormed smectic layers are effective light scattering polarizers, the directi on of which can be reoriented by an applied electric field. We have studied theoretically and experimentally the dependencies of the light modulation characteristics of a single polarizer electrooptical cell based on a planar -oriented film of polymer dispersed ferroelectric liquid crystals both on t he geometry of the cell and the material parameters.