GB2301195A - Ferroelectric liquid crystal device alignment - Google Patents

Ferroelectric liquid crystal device alignment

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GB2301195A
GB2301195A GB9616832A GB9616832A GB2301195A GB 2301195 A GB2301195 A GB 2301195A GB 9616832 A GB9616832 A GB 9616832A GB 9616832 A GB9616832 A GB 9616832A GB 2301195 A GB2301195 A GB 2301195A
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liquid crystal
grating
cell walls
alignment
ferroelectric liquid
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Guy Peter Bryan-Brown
Damien Gerard Mcdonnell
Michael John Towler
John Clifford Jones
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UK Secretary of State for Defence
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    • 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
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    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
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    • G02F1/1337—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
    • G02F1/13378—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers by treatment of the surface, e.g. embossing, rubbing or light irradiation
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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
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    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
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    • G02F1/1337—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
    • G02F1/133765—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers without a surface treatment
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    • G02—OPTICS
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    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1339—Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
    • G02F1/13394—Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells spacers regularly patterned on the cell subtrate, e.g. walls, pillars
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    • G02—OPTICS
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    • 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
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Abstract

A ferroelectric liquid crystal device comprises a layer of a ferroelectric liquid crystal material contained between two cell walls carrying electrode structures and a surface alignment treatment. The surface alignment is provided by a profiled surface, e.g. a grating, on at least one cell wall. The grating may be a monograting or a bigrating, with a symmetric or asymmetric profile. Such a profiling enables surface tilt and alignment anchoring energy to be independently arranged to suit liquid crystal material and device type to give a required molecular arrangement and low device defect. The grating may be provided by interferography, photolithography, embossing, ruling, or carrier layer transfer. Alignment directions on the cell walls may be parallel or non parallel. The surface tilt on both cell walls may be the same or different values. The cell walls may be relatively rigid, e.g. glass slides, or flexible e.g. thin plastic which may have its inner face embossed to provide one or both a grating and a set of spacer pillars.
GB9616832A 1994-02-09 1995-01-30 Ferroelectric liquid crystal device alignment Expired - Fee Related GB2301195B (en)

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GB9402517A GB9402517D0 (en) 1994-02-09 1994-02-09 Ferroelectric liquid crystal alignment
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PCT/GB1995/000178 WO1995022076A1 (en) 1994-02-09 1995-01-30 Ferroelectric liquid crystal device alignment

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