DE3050086A1 - Mechanically multistable liquid crystal cell - Google Patents

Mechanically multistable liquid crystal cell

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DE3050086A1
DE3050086A1 DE803050086T DE3050086T DE3050086A1 DE 3050086 A1 DE3050086 A1 DE 3050086A1 DE 803050086 T DE803050086 T DE 803050086T DE 3050086 T DE3050086 T DE 3050086T DE 3050086 A1 DE3050086 A1 DE 3050086A1
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mechanically
liquid crystal
crystal cell
multistable liquid
multistable
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G Boyd
P Ngo
J Cheng
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/137—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering
    • G02F1/139—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering based on orientation effects in which the liquid crystal remains transparent
    • G02F1/1391—Bistable or multi-stable liquid crystal cells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1337—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
DE803050086T 1979-11-30 1980-11-26 Mechanically multistable liquid crystal cell Ceased DE3050086A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US06/098,976 US4333708A (en) 1979-11-30 1979-11-30 Mechanically multistable liquid crystal cell
PCT/US1980/001587 WO1981001618A1 (en) 1979-11-30 1980-11-26 Mechanically multistable liquid crystal cell

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DE3050086A1 true DE3050086A1 (de) 1982-03-18

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US (1) US4333708A (de)
JP (1) JPS56501421A (de)
KR (1) KR830002412B1 (de)
BE (1) BE886402A (de)
CA (1) CA1147043A (de)
CH (1) CH656235A5 (de)
DE (1) DE3050086A1 (de)
ES (1) ES497271A0 (de)
FR (1) FR2470978B1 (de)
GB (1) GB2065907B (de)
HK (1) HK6486A (de)
IT (1) IT1134524B (de)
NL (1) NL8020477A (de)
SE (1) SE451283B (de)
WO (1) WO1981001618A1 (de)

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WO1981001618A1 (en) 1981-06-11
FR2470978B1 (de) 1985-10-18
GB2065907A (en) 1981-07-01
CH656235A5 (de) 1986-06-13
ES8106625A1 (es) 1981-08-16
CA1147043A (en) 1983-05-24
KR830004609A (ko) 1983-07-16
SE451283B (sv) 1987-09-21
KR830002412B1 (ko) 1983-10-26
IT8026333A0 (it) 1980-11-28
SE8104578L (sv) 1981-07-28
IT1134524B (it) 1986-08-13
NL8020477A (de) 1981-10-01
GB2065907B (en) 1984-05-23
BE886402A (fr) 1981-03-16
FR2470978A1 (de) 1981-06-12
HK6486A (en) 1986-02-07
ES497271A0 (es) 1981-08-16
JPS56501421A (de) 1981-10-01

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