Shin Yunho, Jiang Jinghua, Qin Guangkui, Wang Qian, Zhou Ziyuan, Yang Deng-Ke
Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University Kent Ohio 44242 USA
BOE Technology Group Co. Beijing China.
RSC Adv. 2020 Nov 13;10(68):41693-41702. doi: 10.1039/d0ra07016e. eCollection 2020 Nov 11.
We report a novel polymer stabilized liquid crystal based light waveguide display whose performance is significantly improved by using patterned photo-polymerization or an electrode. The waveguide display is edge-lit and operates on the light scattering of the polymer stabilized liquid crystal. When no voltage is applied, the liquid crystal is uniformly aligned and is transparent. The incident light is waveguided through the display by total internal reflection and no light comes out of the viewing side of the display. When a voltage is applied, the liquid crystal is switched to a micron-sized poly-domain structure and becomes scattering. The incident light is scattered out of the viewing side of the display. We demonstrated that by using patterned photo-polymerization or an ITO electrode, the scattering efficiency of the liquid crystal in the voltage-on state is significantly enhanced. We have achieved high brightness, low driving voltage, sub-millisecond switching time and high contrast ratio. This new display is suitable for transparent and augmented display applications.
我们报道了一种新型的基于聚合物稳定液晶的光波导显示器,通过使用图案化光聚合或电极,其性能得到了显著改善。该光波导显示器采用边缘照明,基于聚合物稳定液晶的光散射原理工作。未施加电压时,液晶均匀排列且呈透明状态。入射光通过全内反射在显示器中传播,没有光从显示器的观看侧射出。施加电压时,液晶转变为微米级多畴结构并变得散射,入射光从显示器的观看侧散射出来。我们证明,通过使用图案化光聚合或ITO电极,液晶在通电状态下的散射效率显著提高。我们实现了高亮度、低驱动电压、亚毫秒级切换时间和高对比度。这种新型显示器适用于透明和增强现实显示应用。