Light scattering in PDLC films: how to build a better window

Paul S. Drzaic; Anne M. Gonzales; Peter van Konynenburg

doi:10.1117/12.172118

4 April 1994 Light scattering in PDLC films: how to build a better window

Paul S. Drzaic, Anne M. Gonzales, Peter van Konynenburg

Proceedings Volume 2175, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications III; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172118
Event: IS&T/SPIE 1994 International Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1994, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals can be used to construct large-area architectural light shutters. Common problems in this application include off-axis haze and image bleedthrough. We describe a scheme which allows for wide viewing angles with low haze in powered films while maintaining adequate scattering at zero-fields. The scattering properties of films at low and high field states are related to the anomalous diffraction approximation for light scattering.

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Paul S. Drzaic, Anne M. Gonzales, and Peter van Konynenburg "Light scattering in PDLC films: how to build a better window", Proc. SPIE 2175, Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices, and Applications III, (4 April 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.172118

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