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Gradient microscale PDLC single layers for light control♣

Y. G. MARINOV1,* , G. B. HADJICHRISTOV1, A. G. PETROV1

Affiliation

  1. Georgi Nadjakov Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

Abstract

The electro-optical (EO) light-switching properties of wedge-formed microscale droplet-gradient single layers of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC) are examined. Related to the wedge dimension, the liquid-crystal droplets in the layers reach several tens of micrometers. Being precisely controlled by the layer thickness, the variable droplet size can be of use for EO light control..

Keywords

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC), Electro-optical materials, Gradient layers, Thin films.

Submitted at: Nov. 5, 2008
Accepted at: Sept. 9, 2009

Citation

Y. G. MARINOV, G. B. HADJICHRISTOV, A. G. PETROV, Gradient microscale PDLC single layers for light control♣, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 11, Iss. 9, pp. 1186-1189 (2009)