Bistable liquid crystal light-modulating device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9835923
APP PUB NO 20160018681A1
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14804707

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A bistable liquid crystal spatial light modulating (SLM) device (SLM) device utilizes the homeotropic and bubble domain texture change of a cholesteric liquid crystal that is responsive to external stimuli, such as electric voltage, light and pressure. The SLM device is configured to be switched between the two stable textures of the bubble domain texture or the fingerprint texture. In addition, the SLM device may be switched between transparent and light-scattering states by the application of an electric field, light irradiation or physical/mechanical pressure. The light transmission state and the light-scattering states of the present invention are also stable in time at zero voltage, and are reversible upon the application of an external field at a different voltage, frequency or wavelength of light.

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KENT STATE UNIVERSITY145 CARTWRIGHT HALL P O BOX 5190 KENT OH 44242

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Chien, Liang-Chy Hudson, US 40 1158
Varanytsia, Andrii Kent, US 14 29

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