Abstract
This study describes a reflective grating. It is fabricated using a simple process consisting of thermal annealing followed by UV irradiation through a grating photomask. The sample is made from a mixture of cholesteric liquid crystal and prepolymer materials. A cholesteric liquid crystal has a planar texture, which changes under an applied external field, thus forming the electrically switchable reflective grating. The multistability of the grating can be achieved by applying various voltage pulses; the memory effect of the grating's gray-scale persists for two months. The high switching contrast ratio and fast response of the grating are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7441-7446 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 Dec 1 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Lin, C. H., Fuh, A. Y. G., Mo, T. S., & Huang, C. Y. (2002). Polymer-stabilized reflective fingerprint cholesteric texture grating. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers, 41(12), 7441-7446.