화학공학소재연구정보센터
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.525, 128-139, 2010
Single-Layered PDLC for Diffractive Optics
The electrically and spatially controllable coherent light diffraction by single-layered polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films is studied. Particularly, a wedge-formed thin film of E7/NOA65 microscale PDLC is examined. The PDLC single layer of thickness varying from a few micrometers to 25 mu m contains liquid crystal (LC) droplets with double-truncated spherical shapes and a linear-gradient size distribution along the film length. The single-layer arrangement and compact packing of the micrometer-sized PDLC structure render the ellectrically-commanded coherent light diffraction controlled by LC/polymer interface.