Optical Properties of Diffusion-Type Cholesteric Liquid Crystalline Polymer Film

Autor: Shinichi Komatsu, Takaki Ookubo, Shinichiro Suzuki, Akihito Shiozawa, Yoshihiro Kobori, Suzushi Nishimura
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. 364:469-478
ISSN: 1058-725X
DOI: 10.1080/10587250108025017
Popis: In the application of cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) polymer film to mono-color polarizers, diffusive reflection is preferred rather than mirror reflection at the point of visibility. This led us to develop a diffusion-type CLC (D-CLC) film. The newly developed D-CLC film exhibits high circular dichroism with bright color reflection that can be observed from almost all directions. The layer structure of the D-CLC film was directly confirmed by analysis with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was found that the diffusive property and polarization of the reflected light are mainly affected by the layer structure of the D-CLC.
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