Applied Physics Letters · 2000 · 46 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsThin FilmsFourier OpticsHolographyLiquid CrystalsOptical Thin FilmsPolymer Thin FilmsThin Film Optical PropertiesCoupled-mode TheoryLiquid Crystal PolymersLiquid Crystalline PolymersPhenomenological ModelsPolymer-dispersed Liquid CrystalsReflection HolographyRigorous Coupled-wave AnalysisWave Theory
A switchable diffuse reflective film with high color purity is demonstrated using holographic-polymer dispersed liquid crystals (HPDLC). By recording a diffuse hologram directly into the LC/polymer film, the diffuse mode HPDLC exhibit viewing angles an order of magnitude larger than the conventional mode. A simple phenomenological model based on coupled-wave theory is developed to describe our observations.
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<i>Introduction to Photorefractive Nonlinear Optics</i>
Pochi Yeh, W. E. Moerner · Physics Today · 1994 · 809 citations