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- A new flexible cholesteric liquid crystal mirror has been developed, featuring a straightforward method for applying a cholesteric mixture onto a paper substrate for enhanced light reflectance.
- The design allows for uniform alignment of the cholesteric texture, enabling control over the polarization state of the reflected light by adjusting the thickness and properties of an optical polymer cover film.
- These innovative paper-like mirrors have potential uses in various fields, including reflective displays, adaptive optics, UV detection, information storage, and medical applications.
Article Abstract
A new type of flexible cholesteric liquid crystal mirror is presented. The simple and effective method for the deposition of a cholesteric mixture on a paper substrate and the particular design of the device give a homogeneous alignment of the cholesteric texture providing mirrors with an intense and uniform light reflectance. A desired polarization state for the reflected light, linear or circular, can be easily obtained varying the thickness and optical anisotropy of the polymer cover film. By using non-azobenzene based photosensitive materials a permanent array of RGB mirrors with high reflectivity can be obtained on the same device. Paper like reflective mirrors are versatile and they can find applications in reflective displays, adaptive optics, UV detectors and dosimeters, information recording, medicine and IR converters.
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