Liquid Crystal Optics for Applications

• Other Authors: Takatoh, Kohki (Editor), Mochizuki, Akihiko (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; liquid crystals; spatial light modulator; liquid-crystal-on-silicon; photostability; thermochromic liquid crystal inks; temperature; colour play effect; communication mechanism; optical wireless power transfer; beam shaping; phase modulation; liquid crystal; variable wavelength filter; blue phase; stabilized polymer; ultraviolet light; laser processing; metasurface; terahertz telecommunication; incident angle dependence; transmittance; HAN-LCD; hybrid aligned nematic; high pretilt LCD; half-wave plate; smart window; sunglasses; vehicle window; twisted nematic; supertwisted nematic; low driving voltage; polymer stabilization; liquid crystalline polymer; axis-selective photoreaction; holography; beam diffraction; nematic liquid crystals; electro-optical beam steering; optical waveguides and microstructures
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In this Special Issue, you will find new directions in the research on liquid crystal applications. To be honest, we were surprised to find 10 papers covering a variety of application areas, with no overlap between them. The only important application without a related article was "display"...