GB2377275B - Fast switching nematic or chiral nematic liquid crystal shutter - Google Patents

Fast switching nematic or chiral nematic liquid crystal shutter

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GB2377275B
GB2377275B GB0210600A GB0210600A GB2377275B GB 2377275 B GB2377275 B GB 2377275B GB 0210600 A GB0210600 A GB 0210600A GB 0210600 A GB0210600 A GB 0210600A GB 2377275 B GB2377275 B GB 2377275B
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nematic
liquid crystal
crystal shutter
fast switching
chiral
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Michael John Towler
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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
    • G02F1/137—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
    • G02F1/1393—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 the birefringence of the liquid crystal being electrically controlled, e.g. ECB-, DAP-, HAN-, PI-LC cells
    • G02F1/1395—Optically compensated birefringence [OCB]- cells or PI- cells

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GB0210600A 2001-05-15 2002-05-09 Fast switching nematic or chiral nematic liquid crystal shutter Expired - Fee Related GB2377275B (en)

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GB0111821A GB0111821D0 (en) 2001-05-15 2001-05-15 Fast switching nematic or chiral nematic liquid crystal shutter

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EP1225473A2 (en) * 2001-01-18 2002-07-24 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid crystal device

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1225473A2 (en) * 2001-01-18 2002-07-24 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid crystal device

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