Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Films

Blue phase liquid crystal films are quite useful in reflective displays, flexible photonic devices, and optical sensors. However, the effects of refractive index properties of refilled liquid crystals and environment temperature on reflection properties of blue phase liquid crystal films are far fro...

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Main Authors: Xiao Wan Xu, Yan Jun Liu, Fei Wang, Dan Luo
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
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description Blue phase liquid crystal films are quite useful in reflective displays, flexible photonic devices, and optical sensors. However, the effects of refractive index properties of refilled liquid crystals and environment temperature on reflection properties of blue phase liquid crystal films are far from fully exploration. Herein, we demonstrate blue phase liquid crystal films refilled with different nematic liquid crystals. The effects of birefringence and average refractive index of refilled nematic liquid crystals on the reflection properties such as reflectance, central wavelength, and linewidth of photonic band have been studies. The temperature effect on reflectance and central wavelength has been studied. A narrow linewidth (19.4 nm) and temperature insensitivity blue phase liquid crystal film has been fabricated by refilling liquid crystals of DYX8013 with small birefringence. The narrow linewidth and excellent temperature insensitivity properties of BPLC film can be applied in color reflective display and flexible photonic devices.
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spelling doaj-art-8701f1b213b84d29aa41e1663f1431ae2025-08-20T02:41:55ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011061710.1109/JPHOT.2018.28790918528359Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal FilmsXiao Wan Xu0Yan Jun Liu1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8724-0434Fei Wang2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1871-1022Dan Luo3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2117-0570Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, ChinaBlue phase liquid crystal films are quite useful in reflective displays, flexible photonic devices, and optical sensors. However, the effects of refractive index properties of refilled liquid crystals and environment temperature on reflection properties of blue phase liquid crystal films are far from fully exploration. Herein, we demonstrate blue phase liquid crystal films refilled with different nematic liquid crystals. The effects of birefringence and average refractive index of refilled nematic liquid crystals on the reflection properties such as reflectance, central wavelength, and linewidth of photonic band have been studies. The temperature effect on reflectance and central wavelength has been studied. A narrow linewidth (19.4 nm) and temperature insensitivity blue phase liquid crystal film has been fabricated by refilling liquid crystals of DYX8013 with small birefringence. The narrow linewidth and excellent temperature insensitivity properties of BPLC film can be applied in color reflective display and flexible photonic devices.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8528359/Photonic materialsphotonic crystals
spellingShingle Xiao Wan Xu
Yan Jun Liu
Fei Wang
Dan Luo
Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Films
IEEE Photonics Journal
Photonic materials
photonic crystals
title Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Films
title_full Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Films
title_fullStr Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Films
title_full_unstemmed Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Films
title_short Narrow Linewidth and Temperature Insensitive Blue Phase Liquid Crystal Films
title_sort narrow linewidth and temperature insensitive blue phase liquid crystal films
topic Photonic materials
photonic crystals
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8528359/
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