Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 36, Issue 8, 1061(2021)

Photoelectronic modulation of broad spectral dynamic range based on heliconical cholesteric liquid crystals

JIA Shu-zhen1、*, YUAN Cong-long2, LIU Bing-hui2, HU Hong-long3, SHEN Dong1, and ZHENG Zhi-gang1,2
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    JIA Shu-zhen, YUAN Cong-long, LIU Bing-hui, HU Hong-long, SHEN Dong, ZHENG Zhi-gang. Photoelectronic modulation of broad spectral dynamic range based on heliconical cholesteric liquid crystals[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2021, 36(8): 1061

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    Received: May. 12, 2021

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    Published Online: Sep. 4, 2021

    The Author Email: JIA Shu-zhen (15216783695@163.com)

    DOI:10.37188/cjlcd.2021-0129

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