A multi-stable electroresponsive smart window and preparation method thereof are disclosed. The multi-stable electroresponsive smart window comprises a first light transmitting conductive substrate, a parallel orientation layer, a positive polymer stabilized cholesteric texture layer, a positive cholesteric texture layer and a second light transmitting conductive substrate disposed in stack successively. The multi-stable electroresponsive smart window of the present disclosure can realize a diversified light transmission state such as colored and transparent state, colored and blur state, colorless and blur state, and colorless and transparent state by changing the magnitude of the access voltage, thereby satisfying the various demands in people's work and life. In addition, the multi-stable electroresponsive smart window of the present disclosure has the characteristics of simple production, rich patterns, energy saving and environmental protection, which has good application prospects in the fields of window glass, home glass window and glass curtain wall, and the like.

A device for modulation of light (16) having a wavelength, comprising: a first substrate (10) with a first face (81) and a second opposite face (82), and comprising a first electrode (11); a second substrate (20) adjacent to the second face (82) and defining a gap between the first and second substrate (10, 20), the second substrate (20) comprising a second electrode (21); a responsive liquid crystal layer (15) disposed in the gap, wherein the responsive liquid crystal layer (15) has a flexoelectro-optic chiral nematic phase, and is birefringent with an optic axis that tilts in response to an applied electric field between the first and second electrode (11, 21); and a minor adjacent to the second substrate (20), the minor configured to reflect incident circular polarised light while preserving its handedness.

A switchable privacy display apparatus comprises a polarised output spatial light modulator, and an additional polariser. A reflective polariser, switchable liquid crystal polar control retarder, passive polar control retarders and air gap are arranged between the display output polariser and additional polariser. The passive retarders are arranged to provide no phase difference to polarised light from the spatial light modulator for on-axis light; and simultaneously provide a non-zero phase difference for polarised light in off-axis directions. The polar control retarders are further arranged to achieve low reflectivity for light propagating through the air gap. A switchable privacy display that can be conveniently assembled at low cost can be provided with high contrast images for display users while maintaining high visual security level for off-axis snoopers.

A flexible optical element adopting liquid crystals (LCs) as the materials for realizing electrically tunable optics is foldable. A method for manufacturing the flexible element includes patterned photo-polymerization. The LC optics can include a pair of LC layers with orthogonally aligned LC directors for polarizer-free properties, flexible polymeric alignment layers, flexible substrates, and a module for controlling the electric field. The lens power of the LC optics can be changed by controlling the distribution of electric field across the optical zone. Lens power control can be provided using combinations of electrode configurations, drive signals and anchoring strengths in the alignment layers.

A privacy glazing structure may include an electrically controllable optically active material that provides controlled transition between a privacy or scattering state and a visible or transmittance state. To make electrical connections with electrode layers that control the optically active material, the privacy glazing structure may include electrode engagement regions. In some examples, the electrode engagement regions are formed as notches in peripheral edges of opposed panes bounding the optically active material. The notches may or may not overlap to provide a through conduit in the region of overlap for wiring. In either case, the notches may allow the remainder of the structure to have a flush edge surface for ease of downstream processing.

When polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal is driven by comb-shaped electrodes, a large electric field is generated near the electrodes, and electrostriction results in degradations in the switching speed of polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal. This optical switching engine is manufactured by inserting polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal between parallel plates on which are formed conventional thin film electrodes, followed by bonding a polarization grating plate thereto, and disposing or bonding two silicon wedges having triangular cross sections to the sides thereof so as to have rotational symmetry with each other.

A multi-stable electroresponsive smart window and preparation method thereof are disclosed. The multi-stable electroresponsive smart window comprises a first light transmitting conductive substrate, a parallel orientation layer, a positive polymer stabilized cholesteric texture layer, a positive cholesteric texture layer and a second light transmitting conductive substrate disposed in stack successively. The multi-stable electroresponsive smart window of the present disclosure can realize a diversified light transmission state such as colored and transparent state, colored and blur state, colorless and blur state, and colorless and transparent state by changing the magnitude of the access voltage, thereby satisfying the various demands in people's work and life. In addition, the multi-stable electroresponsive smart window of the present disclosure has the characteristics of simple production, rich patterns, energy saving and environmental protection, which has good application prospects in the fields of window glass, home glass window and glass curtain wall, and the like.

A display device may include a display configured to emit light for displaying an image, a microlens array on the display and configured to collimate the image incident from the display so as to be delivered to the eyes of a user, the microlens array including a refractive index conversion layer in which a refractive index varies from region to region, and an optical path adjustment layer configured to collect light, emitted from the display and transmitted by the microlens array, and to space the display and the microlens array a preset distance apart from each other. Here, the refractive index conversion layer may include a polymer and liquid crystal molecules that interact with the polymer.

A display comprises a polarised output spatial light modulator, switchable liquid crystal retarder, absorbing polariser and touch panel electrodes. The switchable liquid crystal layer is stabilised by a cured reactive mesogen material during application of an applied voltage. Light scatter in privacy mode is reduced and visual security level enhanced. Visibility of disclinations during application of applied pressure, for example from a finger on a touch screen is minimised.

The invention discloses a pixel structure and a pixel unit. The pixel structure includes a main electrode; and a plurality of branch electrodes connected to the main electrode; wherein the branch electrode includes a first branch electrode and a second branch electrode, an acute intersecting angle between the first branch electrode and the main electrode is a first angle, and an acute intersecting angle between the second branch electrode and the main electrode is a second angle. The invention solves the whitening phenomenon which occurs in the side view by designing the acute intersecting angle between the branch electrode and the main electrode as the first angle and the second angle.