液晶光阀的偏光显示特性分析

讨论了液晶光阀的偏光扭曲向列性效应, 分析了液晶光阀中液晶分子在交流电场作用下重新取向后的扭曲, 测量了TB3639型液晶光阀在特定的频率连续改变外加交流电压条件下,液晶分子重新取向后的扭曲角度以及液晶光阀的电光特性。测量结果表明,在外加电压连续改变时,入射线偏振光的透射率呈现连续非线性变化,这种非线性变化可以由液晶分子的扭曲量来改变。同时液晶分子180°的扭曲使得液晶光阀具有较陡的电光特性曲线,这对于多通道矩阵寻址方式的液晶光阀而言在矩阵显示中可有更多的通道寻址线和更高的对比度。     

扭曲向列相液晶电光效应的研究

分析了扭曲向列相液晶的电光效应.采用溴钨灯作为光源,运用光栅单色仪选择380~1 100 nm波段的光进行照射,测量在0~8 V电压条件下扭曲向列相液晶对于不同波长入射光的透射率.     

液晶电光效应的实验研究

在原有液晶电光效应实验内容基础上,测量了0~3V电压条件下扭曲向列相液晶的透过率与光源波长的关系,分析了不同波长的光源对液晶电光效应的影响,同时测量了液晶光开关的响应时间和液晶板的视角特性.     

聚甲基丙烯酸肉桂酰氧基乙酯的光化学反应在液晶分子排列取向中的作用

研究了光聚合物材料聚甲基丙烯酸肉桂酰氧基乙酯(CEMC)对液晶材料LC-6710A的取向作用,取向层表面在光化学反应前后的变化;测量了光控取向膜液晶盒中液晶分子的预倾角及单面光控取向扭曲向列液晶显示器(TNLCD)的电光特性和时间响应特性,研究了这种材料的光化学反应过程,以及液晶分子排列取向的机理.     

一种快速、高对比度的液晶光阀

外加电场可以改变液晶膜的透光性能,这称为液晶的电光效应.目前应用于显示技术上的液晶的电光效应一般为扭曲效应或动态散射效应.但这两类效应或者对外电场的响应速度慢,或者对比度不佳,往往不能满足显示的要求.我们利用电场诱导下的胆甾相与向列相间的相变效应[1],制成的液晶光阀可克服上述缺点,满足快速、高对比度、低功耗的显示技术要求. 电场诱导下的胆甾相与向列相间的相变过程中,一般经历着三种不同的结构状态[2],当不加电压时,液晶膜处于稍许透明的平面织构状态;当电压加至10—20V时,液晶膜对光产生强烈的散射,具有不透明的焦锥织构…     

光源单色性对液晶器件电光特性的影响

利用迷你光谱仪,获得0~11 V电压下液晶盒的透射光谱,从透射光谱分别得到宽带(半波全宽100 nm)和窄带(半波全宽10 nm)入射光下扭曲90°、扭曲120°向列相液晶盒以及平行向列相液晶盒的电光特性曲线.实验结果表明,入射光中心波长在530~730 nm范围内时,光源的单色性对扭曲向列相液晶盒的电光特性基本没有影响,但是会影响平行排列向列相液晶盒的透射率,而且影响随着入射光中心波长的增加逐渐减弱.     

TN型液晶电光调制实验研究

根据TN型液晶的工作原理和光学特性,提出了一种方波电压信号驱动的液晶电光调制实验方法,在此基础上,利用液晶电光效应实验仪,测量了扭曲向列相型液晶在不同频率、不同波形电压激励下的电光曲线和阈值电压,分析了激励电压频率、波形对电光曲线的阈值电压和陡度的影响.对加载于TN型液晶上的3 000 Hz方波实现了正弦波幅度调制,并分析了电光调制结果.此种电光调制方法可用于液晶材料对电信号响应特性的直观显示.     

液晶显示用取向材料聚甲基丙烯酸肉柱酰氧基乙酯的光控取向研究

通过实验研究了光聚合物材料聚甲基丙烯酸肉柱酰氧基乙酯（ＣＥＭＣ）的光化学反应过程,以及对液晶材料ＬＣ－６７０１Ａ的取向能力。通过原子力显微镜（ＡＦＭ）观察了取向层表面在光化学反应前后的变化,测量了光控了以向膜液晶盒中液晶分子的预倾角及单面光控取向扭曲现列液晶显示器（ＴＮＬＣＤ）的电光特性和时间响应特性曲线,研究了液晶分子排列取向的机理。     

液晶显示用取向材料聚甲基丙烯酸肉桂酰氧基乙酯的光控取向研究

通过实验研究了光聚合物材料聚甲基丙烯酸肉桂酰氧基乙酯（ＣＥＭＣ）的光化学反应过程, 以及对液晶材料ＬＣ－６７１０Ａ 的取向能力． 通过原子力显微镜（ＡＦＭ）观察了取向层表面在光化学反应前后的变化, 测量了光控取向膜液晶盒中液晶分子的预倾角及单面光控取向扭曲向列液晶显示器（ＴＮＬＣＤ）的电光特性和时间响应特性曲线, 研究了液晶分子排列取向的机理．     

一种新型偶氮染料在扭曲向列相液晶显示取向中的应用

研究了一种新型偶氮材料sy03在光控取向中的应用。将sy03加入聚酰亚胺SE-3310(Nissan)与N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)的混合溶液中作为90°扭曲向列相液晶显示(Twisted nematic liquid crystal display,TN-LCD)的光取向材料,测量由它作为取向膜的扭曲向列型盒的电光特性与仅用SE-3310取向的扭曲向列型盒电光特性比较,发现sy03偶氮的加入使得扭曲向列型盒的响应时间短到98 ms、阈值电压也降低到1.7 V左右。而且随曝光时间的增加,响应时间和衬比度都有所提高,电光响应曲线也更为陡峭。加热到150℃后,其电光特性并没有明显变化,证明了它良好的热稳定性。最后通过测量偏振紫外吸收光谱,分析得出液晶分子易取向方向与激发光源偏振方向垂直。     

Real-time observation of liquid crystal molecular directions based on a snapshot polarimeter

The polarization state of transmitted light is linked to liquid crystal(LC) molecular distribution. The dynamic behavior of a twisted nematic LC molecule is measured with a home-built 10 k Hz snapshot polarimeter. Only the transient molecule rotations are observed when the external voltage changes, and the molecules return to their original orientations quickly even when high voltage is applied. Our observations cannot be attributed to the traditional electro-optic effect. The invalidation of the static external field indicates the shielding effect of redistributing impurity ions in an LC cell.     

Plasmon electro-optic effect in a subwavelength metallic nanograting with a nematic liquid crystal

The electro-optic effect in hybrid structures based on subwavelength metallic nanogratings in contact with a layer of a nematic liquid crystal has been experimentally studied. Metallic gratings are fabricated in the form of interdigitated electrodes, which makes it possible to use them not only as optical elements but also for the production of an electric field in a thin surface region of the layer of the liquid crystal. It has been shown that, owing to the electric-field-induced reorientation of molecules of the liquid crystal near the surface of the grating, it is possible to significantly control the spectral features of the transmission of light, which are caused by the excitation of surface plasmons. The electro-optic effect is superfast for liquid crystal devices because a change in the optical properties of the system requires the reorientation of molecules only in a very thin surface layer of the liquid crystal.     

Theoretical analysis of the influence of flexoelectric effect on the defect site in nematic inversion walls

Based on the experimental phenomena of flexoelectric response at defect sites in nematic inversion walls conducted by Kumar et al., we gave the theoretical analysis using the Frank elastic theory. When a direct-current electric field normal to the plane of the substrate is applied to the parallel aligned nematic liquid crystal cell with weak anchoring, the rotation of ± 1 defects in the narrow inversion walls can be exhibited. The free energy of liquid crystal molecules around the +1 and-1 defect sites in the nematic inversion walls under the electric field was formulated and the electric-field-driven structural changes at the defect site characterized by polar and azimuthal angles of the local director were simulated. The results reveal that the deviation of azimuthal angle induced by flexoelectric effect are consistent with the switching of extinction brushes at the +1 and-1 defects obtained in the experiment conducted by Kumar et al.     

Optical response from dual-frequency hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal cells

Dual-frequency hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal cells and the influence of the parameters of a control electric field on their optical response are studied. It is found that the harmonic oscillations of the optical transmission in such cells are observed in the interval between low frequency-to-high frequency voltage switchings unlike in conventional twisted nematic cells. A V-shaped bistable optical response is obtained by successively applying sinusoidal electric fields with frequencies of 1 and 30 kHz to a twisted nematic cell. For a liquid crystal layer 8 ??m thick and an applied voltage of 50 V, the response time is 10 ms. In a hybrid-aligned twisted-nematic cell with a large initial tilt angle of the director (about 70°), the V-shaped optical response is observed when the inclined homeotropic state is switched to the twisted state by applying a 30-kHz field. The initial structure of the layer recovers as a result of natural elastic relaxation, and the response time increases roughly fourfold.     

Effective frequency-dependent anchoring coefficient and rotational viscosity of nematic liquid crystals

The effective rotational viscosity and polar anchoring coefficient of a nematic liquid crystal were determined using electro-optical response by changing the frequency of the electric field in the kilohertz range. Both quantities monotonically decreased with an increase in the frequency and converged to a certain value at several tens of kilohertz. The effective rotational viscosity changes more than the order of magnitude in experimental range. On the other hand, the effective value of anchoring coefficient changes several times. We tried to explain the trends with the effect of an electric field induced by the motion of ionic impurity in liquid crystal.     

The Effect of Pretilt and Twisted Angle on Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Filter

The effect of pretilt and twisted angle on twisted nematic liquid crystal filter (TNLCF) is studied theoretically and experimentally in this paper, based on the birefringence and distortion characteristic of twisted nematic liquid crystal, the output performance of TNLCF has been analyzed through numerical simulation firstly, then the corresponding experiment results verify the correctness of the simulation results, which show that the output performance of TNLCF is indeed related to pretilt angle and twisted angle of liquid crystal–with the increasing of the twisted angle the central wavelength of TNLCF will shift to the long wavelength, with the increasing of pretilt angle for the top glass substrate and the decreasing of pretilt angle for the bottom glass substrate the central wavelength of TNLCF will shift to the short wavelength, and if the pretilt angle of the bottom glass substrate is increased and the pretilt angle of the top glass substrate is reduced at the same time in some certain value or otherwise the shift trend of the central wavelength will be not evident. These results will offer an important reference value for the design and application of TNLCF as we believe.     

Electro-optics of bipolar nematic liquid crystal droplets

We directly visualize the response and relaxation dynamics of bipolar nematic liquid crystal droplets to an applied electric field E. Despite strong planar anchoring, there is no critical field for switching. Instead, upon application of E, the surface region first reorients, followed by movement of the disclinations and the bipolar axis. After removing E, elastic forces restore the drop to its original state. The collective electro-optic properties of ordered hexagonal-close-packed monolayers of drops are probed by diffraction experiments confirming the proposed switching mechanism.     

Relaxation of the director field in the form of a traveling wave in twisted nematic cells

The orientational relaxation of the director field toward its equilibrium orientation in the form of a traveling wave is investigated. It is shown that the nonlinear relaxation can occur in the form of a traveling wave in a twisted nematic cell under specific conditions for the external electric field and material parameters characterizing the nematic liquid crystal. The calculations of the relaxation processes in the form of traveling waves have demonstrated that these nonlinear processes in the twisted nematic cell proceed more easily when the initial perturbation of the director is induced in the vicinity of one of the bounding cell surfaces.     

液晶电光特性研究

随着近几年液晶显示技术在诸多领域的广泛应用和新技术的推出,人们一直致力于改善液晶器件显示性能的研究。在液晶显示器应用中,电光特性是一个很重要的参数,介绍了采用激光测量的方法获得液晶的电光特性、阈值电压及视角特性。分析了液晶分子在交流电场作用下重新取向后的扭曲特性,测试了不同电压下液晶分子的透光率和扭曲角度,结果表明:该方法是可行的,向列相液晶具有0.92 V较低阈值电压和较为陡峭的电光曲线,水平方向上在-60~+50有较好的视角特性,垂直方向上在-40~+20有较好的视角特性。该结论为偏光器件的设计与制作提供了依据。     

Dynamics of domain-wall motion in ferroelectric liquid crystals in an electric field

The director reorientation in smectic liquid crystals with ferroelectric properties has been considered in the case where the interaction of liquid-crystal molecules with the surface leads to a partial unwinding of the helical structure of the liquid crystal and the reorientation occurs as a result of the domain-wall motion. The dependences of the velocity of domain-wall motion on the electric field strength, electric field variation frequency, boundary conditions, spontaneous polarization, and viscosity of the liquid crystal have been determined. It has been demonstrated that an increase in the electric field variation frequency or the polar part of the anchoring energy and the spontaneous polarization of the liquid crystal at a constant field frequency results in an increase of the velocity of domain-wall motion. As a consequence, the time of the electro-optic response of the liquid crystal in weak electric fields (from 0.4 to 2.0 V/μm) decreases by a factor of more than three.