Hybrid Optical Bistability Using Antiferroelectric Behavior in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 30 (9S)
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.30.2377
Abstract
Hybrid optical bistability with an electrical feedback in surface stabilized ferroelectric liquid crystal which shows antiferroelectric behavior has been studied. The ac operation of the feedback without dc bias voltage is also realized in the liquid crystal which shows a symmetrical transmission-voltage curve. Dynamic characteristics of the switching between optical bistable states by an incident light pulse have also been studied.Keywords
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