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Advances in Holographic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

C. C. Bowley ,
A. K. Fontecchio ,
J.-J. Lin ,
H. Yuan  and
G. P. Crawford
C. C. Bowley
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
A. K. Fontecchio
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
J.-J. Lin
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
H. Yuan
Affiliation:
dpiX, A Xerox New Enterprise Company, Palo Alto, CA 94394
G. P. Crawford
Affiliation:
Division of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
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Abstract

We discuss recent advances in reflective holographically-formed polymer dispersed liquid crystal materials in the context of their suitability for reflective display applications. A dual-domain phenomenon resulting in a broadened reflection peak is presented. A simple phenomenological model is developed to explain this unusual effect The effect of monomer functionality on the reflectance characteristics of these materials is also discussed. Monomers of effective functionality ∼4.5 yield the brightest holograms, however, the data suggests that these systems are currently far from optimal.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 559: Symposium D – Liquid Crystals Materials and Devices , 1999 , 97
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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