Title

Figure of Merit of Polymer-Stabilized Blue Phase Liquid Crystals

Authors

Authors

J. Yan; Y. Chen; S. T. Wu;X. L. Song

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Disp. Technol.

Keywords

Blue phase; figure of merit (FoM); liquid crystals (LCs); DISPLAYS; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

A figure of merit (FoM), defined as the ratio of Kerr constant to response time, is used to characterize and compare the electro-optic performance of polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals (BPLCs). Increasing the dielectric anisotropy of LC host enhances Kerr constant and lowers the operation voltage, but its associated high viscosity dramatically increases the response time. As a result, the FoM may not be necessarily higher. For a given BPLC device, an optimal temperature exists where FoM reaches maximum. The proposed FoM provides useful guidelines for optimizing BPLCs for display and photonic applications.

Journal Title

Journal of Display Technology

Volume

9

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jdt.2012.2222015

Language

English

First Page

24

Last Page

29

WOS Identifier

WOS:000316608800002

ISSN

1551-319X

Recommended Citation

"Figure of Merit of Polymer-Stabilized Blue Phase Liquid Crystals" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 4882.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/4882