Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 1, 013301(2022)

Passive patterned polymer dispersed liquid crystal transparent display

Jing Yan1,2、*, Xiangwen Fan1, Yifan Liu3, Ying Yu1,2, Yuming Fang1,2, and Ruo-Zhou Li1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 2National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of RF Integration and Micro-Assembly Technology, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
  • 3Touch and Display Module Development Group, Microsoft Inc., Suzhou 215123, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Visual Optics and Displays

    Received: Jul. 25, 2021

    Accepted: Jul. 30, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 8, 2021

    The Author Email: Jing Yan (jing.yan@njupt.edu.cn), Ruo-Zhou Li (lirz@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.013301

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