Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.375, 455-465, 2002
Electro-optical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystal transmission gratings
We report on the investigations of electrically switchable polymer dispersed liquid crystal gratings. Diffraction properties, grating anisotropy, and temperature dependencies were analyzed to obtain information on the liquid crystal orientation inside the ellipsoidal droplets and the distribution of the droplets in a polymer host. We compare the samples of different compositions and grating spacings.
Keywords:H-PDLC;holographic gratings;polymer dispersed liquid crystals;switchable gratings;nematic director structure in ellipsoidal voids