Standing helix ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell
First Claim
1. A standing helix ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell, comprising:
- two transparent substrates;
a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer comprising ferroelectric liquid crystals in a vertically-aligned standing helix configuration, the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer being disposed between the two transparent substrates, the ferroelectric liquid crystals having a helix axis perpendicular to the two transparent substrates and chiral smectic liquid crystal helix pitch shorter than a wavelength of polarized light normally impinging on at least one of the two transparent substrates;
inter-digital electrodes, disposed in plane with the two transparent substrates, configured to apply an electric field to the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer that provides a driving voltage below a critical voltage for helix unwinding; and
an alignment layer disposed on at least one of the two transparent substrates, configured to provide the vertical alignment for the ferroelectric liquid crystals.
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Abstract
A standing helix ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell includes: two transparent substrates (102A, 102B); a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer (104) comprising ferroelectric liquid crystals in a standing helix configuration, the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer (104) being disposed between the two transparent substrates (102A, 102B), the ferroelectric liquid crystals having a helix axis perpendicular to the two substrates (102A, 102B) and chiral smectic liquid crystal helix pitch shorter than a wavelength of a polarized light normally impinging at least one of the two transparent substrates (102A, 102B); and inter-digital electrodes (105), disposed in plane with the two transparent substrates (102A, 102B), configured to apply an electric field to the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer (104) that provides a driving voltage below a critical voltage for helix unwinding.
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16 Claims
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1. A standing helix ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell, comprising:
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two transparent substrates; a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer comprising ferroelectric liquid crystals in a vertically-aligned standing helix configuration, the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer being disposed between the two transparent substrates, the ferroelectric liquid crystals having a helix axis perpendicular to the two transparent substrates and chiral smectic liquid crystal helix pitch shorter than a wavelength of polarized light normally impinging on at least one of the two transparent substrates; inter-digital electrodes, disposed in plane with the two transparent substrates, configured to apply an electric field to the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer that provides a driving voltage below a critical voltage for helix unwinding; and an alignment layer disposed on at least one of the two transparent substrates, configured to provide the vertical alignment for the ferroelectric liquid crystals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A field sequential color display, comprising a standing helix ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell, the standing helix ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell comprising:
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two transparent substrates; a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer comprising ferroelectric liquid crystals in a vertically-aligned standing helix configuration, the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer being disposed between the two transparent substrates, the ferroelectric liquid crystals having a helix axis perpendicular to the two transparent substrates and chiral smectic liquid crystal helix pitch shorter than a wavelength of polarized light normally impinging on at least one of the two transparent substrates; inter-digital electrodes, disposed in plane with the two transparent substrates, configured to apply an electric field to the ferroelectric liquid crystal layer that provides a driving voltage below a critical voltage for helix unwinding; and an alignment layer disposed on at least one of the two transparent substrates, configured to provide the vertical alignment for the ferroelectric liquid crystals; wherein the field sequential color display is configured to generate a color image by integration of images in fast switching distinct color fields. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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