Polymer stabilized four domain twisted nematic liquid crystal display
First Claim
1. A liquid crystalline light modulating pixel comprising first and second cell wall structures and nematic liquid crystal within a UV cured polymer network disposed herebetween, said first and second cell wall structures cooperating with said liquid crystal to-form four liquid crystal domains within said pixel, wherein the liquid crystal in each of said domains exhibits a twisted nematic liquid crystal structure and the orientation of the liquid crystal director of the liquid crystal in at least two domains adjacent each of said cell wall structures is different.
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Abstract
A liquid crystalline light modulating pixel includes first and second cell wall structures and nematic liquid crystal within a UV cured polymer network disposed therebetween. The first and second cell wall structures cooperate with the liquid crystal to form four liquid crystal domains within the pixel. The liquid crystal in each of the domains exhibits a twisted nematic liquid crystal structure and the orientation of the liquid crystal director of the liquid crystal adjacent one of the cell wall structures in at least two domains is different. The polymer network stabilizes the four domain structure at both high field and zero field conditions.
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- 1. A liquid crystalline light modulating pixel comprising first and second cell wall structures and nematic liquid crystal within a UV cured polymer network disposed herebetween, said first and second cell wall structures cooperating with said liquid crystal to-form four liquid crystal domains within said pixel, wherein the liquid crystal in each of said domains exhibits a twisted nematic liquid crystal structure and the orientation of the liquid crystal director of the liquid crystal in at least two domains adjacent each of said cell wall structures is different.
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11. A method of producing a four domain liquid crystalline pixel for a light modulating device, comprising the steps of
providing first and second cell wall structures, treating at least a first region on said cell wall structures to promote a liquid crystal orientation in one direction, treating at least a second region on said cell wall structures to promote a liquid crystal orientation in a different direction than in said first region, spacing apart the cell wall structures and providing a nematic liquid crystal and a UV curable monomer therebetween, and, curing the cell by UV exposure while applying a field, wherein the treatment of said first and second regions produces four domains in which the liquid crystal has a twisted nematic liquid crystal structure extending between said first and second cell wall structures and the orientation of the liquid crystal director of the liquid crystal adjacent one of said cell wall structures in at least two domains is different.
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