Abstract:
An interferential optical filter is provided comprising multiple layers each having real and/or imaginary refraction indexes. The values of the real and imaginary indexes depend on the strength of an external electric field. The material refraction indexes and the thickness of each layer and their combination are selected such as to provide an interference extremum in at least one region of the spectrum, for at least one polarization of incident light. At least one layer is made of an electro-optical material, which is anisotropic and made from at least one aromatic organic material. The molecules or fragments of molecules of the aromatic organic material have a flat structure. At least part of the layer of the electro-optical material has a crystalline structure with an intermolecular spacing of 3.4±0.3Å along one of optical axes.
Abstract:
A simple, reliable and cost-effective super-twisted nematic liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display is suitable for application in all portable electronic devices due to the reliable and simple design employing a thin crystal film polarizer and is particularly suitable for outdoor display applications due to its increased environmental robustness. The thin crystal film polarizer also increases the viewing characteristics of the liquid crystal display and provides additional advantages. The disclosed liquid crystal display includes a front and rear polarizer and a super-twisted nematic liquid crystal layer, wherein the liquid crystal layer has a twist angle from about 230° to about 250°. The front and rear transmission axes of the polarizers are angularly displaced by about 70° to about 86° relative to each other.
Abstract:
In one aspect of the present invention there is provided an optically anisotropic compensation panel with spectrally controllable dispersion of refractive indices. The compensation panel comprises at least one optically anisotropic layer based on an ordered guest-host system. The guest-host system comprises an anisotropic host matrix including an organic compound transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range, and guest component having guest particles. In another aspect the present invention provides a method of producing an optically anisotropic compensation panel disclosed. And in yet another embodiment the present invention provides a liquid crystal display with the compensation panel disclosed.
Abstract:
An in-plane switching type liquid crystal display comprising (a) first and second polarizing plates facing each other and spaced from each other; (b) a liquid crystal cell situated between said first and second polarizing plates; and (c) a compensation structure located between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate; wherein the director orientation of the liquid crystal layer being controlled by an electric field parallel to the polarizing plates; one said compensation structure is positioned between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate; the polarizing plates have transmission axes perpendicular to each other, and the compensation structure comprises at least one retardation layer of supramolecules involving at least one polycyclic organic compound with a conjugated π-system and functional groups which are capable of forming non-covalent bonds between said supramolecules.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a colour liquid crystal display (LCD) device and, more particularly, to the improvement of colour LCDs aimed to achieving a high contrast ratio and better colour rendering at wide viewing angles. The disclosed colour liquid crystal display comprises first and second polarizing plates (501,503) facing each other, a liquid crystal cell situated between said first and second polarizing plates, and at least one compensation panel situated between said first and second polarizing plates. The compensation panel (509) comprises at least one matrix of patterned birefringent elements (510) of / kinds having different retardation, wherein / is 3, 4 or 5. The patterned birefringent elements comprise at least one retardation layer comprising at least one polycyclic organic compound with a conjugated π -system and functional groups which are capable of forming non-covalent bonds.
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to the field of liquid crystal display devices and more particularly to a liquid crystal display device operating in vertically aligned mode (VA-mode) in which liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy are aligned generally perpendicularly to a panel surface of the liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display according to the invention comprises a liquid crystal cell (6) of a vertical alignment mode, at least one polarizer (2, 10) arranged on each side of the liquid crystal cell, and at least one compensating structure (3, 7) disposed between the liquid crystal cell and at least one of the polarizers. The polarizers have transmission axes (11, 18) which are perpendicular to each other.
Abstract:
A simple, reliable and cost-effective super-twisted nematic liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display is suitable for application in all portable electronic devices due to the reliable and simple design employing a thin crystal film polarizer (101, 107) and is particularly suitable for outdoor display applications due to its increased environmental robustness. The thin crystal film polarizer of negative birefringence also increases the viewing characteristics of the liquid crystal display and provides additional advantages. The disclosed liquid crystal display includes a front and rear polarizer and a super-twisted nematic liquid crystal layer (104), wherein the liquid crystal layer has a twist angle from about 230° to about 250°. The front and rear transmission axes of the polarizers are angularly displaced by about 70° to about 86° relative to each other.
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to a component of liquid crystal display and more particularly to a retarder that comprises a birefringent material. The disclosed retarder comprises at least one substrate, and a retardation layer coated onto the substrate. The substrate possesses anisotropic property of positive A-type. The retardation layer is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range, and a principal axis of the lowest refractive index of the retardation layer and the principal axis of the largest refractive index of the substrate are substantially parallel to each other.
Abstract:
In one aspect of the present invention there is provided an optically anisotropic compensation panel with spectrally controllable dispersion of refractive indices. The compensation panel comprises at least one optically anisotropic layer based on an ordered guest-host system. The guest-host system comprises an anisotropic host matrix including an organic compound transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range, and guest component having guest particles. In another aspect the present invention provides a method of producing an optically anisotropic compensation panel disclosed. And in yet another embodiment the present invention provides a liquid crystal display with the compensation panel disclosed.
Abstract:
An in-plane switching type liquid crystal display comprising (a) first and second polarizing plates facing each other and spaced from each other; (b) a liquid crystal cell situated between said first and second polarizing plates; and (c) a compensation structure located between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate; wherein the director orientation of the liquid crystal layer being controlled by an electric field parallel to the polarizing plates; one said compensation structure is positioned between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate; the polarizing plates have transmission axes perpendicular to each other, and the compensation structure comprises at least one retardation layer of supramolecules involving at least one polycyclic organic compound with a conjugated p-system and functional groups which are capable of forming non-covalent bonds between said supramolecules.