Abstract:
A light reflective film is produced by (a) forming a hard coat layer having a surface energy of less than 30 mN/m and a pencil hardness of at least 2H on a resin film, (b) applying a curable liquid crystal composition onto the surface of the opposite side, (c) drying the applied curable liquid crystal composition to be in a state of a cholesteric liquid crystal phase, (d) promoting the curing reaction to form a light reflective layer, and (e) repeating at least once the process of from (b) to (d).
Abstract:
Disclosed is an LCD device which facilitates to realize a high aesthetic sense by obtaining a colorful and entirely-unified color screen under the circumstance that an image is not displayed in a turning-off state, wherein the LCD device comprises: a liquid crystal module which comprises a liquid crystal panel for displaying an image; a set cover which supports the liquid crystal module; and a color realization film which selectively transmits light with a predetermined wavelength when the liquid crystal module is turned-off, wherein the color realization film comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal layer (CLC), a quarter wave plate (QWP), and a first adhesive layer formed between the cholesteric liquid crystal layer (CLC) and the quarter wave plate (QWP).
Abstract:
A polarized light extraction optical element (10) is formed by a light-transmitting base material (12) and a polarization separation layer (14) laminated thereonto, this polarization separation layer (14) being a liquid crystal layer made of a cholesteric liquid crystal. The thickness of the liquid crystal layer is smaller than the thickness that would be required to achieve a maximum reflectivity, so that part of one (L) of the right and left circularly polarized light components (R, L) is reflected with a reflectivity smaller than the maximum reflectivity.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electro-optical cell (1) comprising a first (2) and a second (3) support member, an electro-optical medium (5) between the support members and an electrode arrangement (11, 12) on the support members such that an electric field can be applied, in the electro-optical medium, perpendicular to the support members, aligned with the support members or at an oblique angle (7) with respect to the support members. The electro-optical cell further comprises layers (14) of material with different dielectric constant between the support members in order to reduce the inhomogeneity of the electric field lines in the electro-optical medium. By having a layer of cholesteric liquid crystals between the support members, the electro-optical cell will function as a colour filter for varying applied fields. By introducing a particle suspension in a medium between the support members, an electro-optical cell is created that can be switched between a transmissive, reflective and partly deflective state.
Abstract:
The liquid crystal display element includes a polarization plate (11), a liquid crystal layer (15) provided in the rear of the polarization plate, for modulating incident light in correspondence with an applied voltage, a selectively reflective layer (18) provided behind the liquid crystal layer, for reflecting a first circular polarization component of incident light, and a back light source (21) arranged in the rear of the selectively reflective layer, for emitting light having intensity peaks for a plurality of predetermined wavelengths. The selectively reflective layer (18) has first reflection factors to the first polarization components of incident light falling within first small regions of visible light, including the plurality of predetermined wavelengths, and has second reflection factors to the first polarization components of incident light falling within second small regions of visible light, not including the plurality of predetermined wavelengths. The first reflection factors are smaller than the second reflection factors.
Abstract:
A polarized light extraction optical element (10) is formed by a light-transmitting base material (12) and a polarization separation layer (14) laminated thereonto, this polarization separation layer (14) being a liquid crystal layer made of a cholesteric liquid crystal. The thickness of the liquid crystal layer is smaller than the thickness that would be required to achieve a maximum reflectivity, so that part of one (L) of the right and left circularly polarized light components (R, L) is reflected with a reflectivity smaller than the maximum reflectivity.
Abstract:
A subtractive color liquid crystal display employing circular polarizers. In the subtractive color display each picture element has three liquid crystal switching elements. Adjacent to each liquid crystal switching element are a circular polarizer and 1/4 wave retarder plate combination. The circular polarizer and 1/4 wave retarder plate combination create a linear notch polarizer for an isolated and steep polarization band for each of the primary colors (red, green, blue). The notch polarizers are tuned to the particular backlight of the display in order to provide increased light transmittance and color gamut. The circular notch polarizers are preferably cholesteric liquid crystal silicones.