Dual-mode operation of dual-frequency liquid crystal cell by horizontal switching

作者:Chen Chao Ping*; Preman Smarty P; Yoon Tae Hoon; Kim Jae Chang
来源:Applied Physics Letters, 2008, 92(12): 123505.
DOI:10.1063/1.2901020

摘要

A dual-mode operation featuring a dual-frequency liquid crystal (LC) cell has been proposed in this paper. This dual-mode operation conducted by the horizontal switching allows the device to work as either dynamic or memory mode, named in terms of the monostability and bistability, respectively, of which, the dynamic mode is responsible for the gray-scale generation by modulating the birefringence of LC, while the memory mode is responsible for the power saving by the long retention time of two stable states. We have revealed the switching mechanism for both operation modes, besides, the electro-optical effects will be demonstrated by the experimental results.

  • 出版日期2008-3-24