WO2001050200A3 - Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements - Google Patents

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WO2001050200A3
WO2001050200A3 PCT/US2000/034661 US0034661W WO0150200A3 WO 2001050200 A3 WO2001050200 A3 WO 2001050200A3 US 0034661 W US0034661 W US 0034661W WO 0150200 A3 WO0150200 A3 WO 0150200A3
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Richard L Sutherland
Bill Hagan
William Kelly
Bob Epling
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Abstract

Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal 'PDLC' material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communication switches and switchable transmission, and reflection red, green, and blue lenses. The PDLC material (50) of the present invention offers all of the features of holographic photopolymers with the added advantage that the hologram can be switched on and off with the application of an electric field (24). The material is a mixture of a polymerizable monomer and liquid crystal, along with other ingredients, including a photoinitiator dye. Upon irradiation, the liquid crystal separates as a distinct phase of nanometer-size droplets aligned in periodic channels (230a, 230b) forming the hologram. The material is called a holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal 'H-PDLC'.
PCT/US2000/034661 1999-12-22 2000-12-21 Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements WO2001050200A2 (en)

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