Brief review of recent research on blue phase liquid crystal materials and devices

Zhi-gang Zheng; Wei Hu; Ge Zhu; Mu Sun; Dong Shen; Yan-qing Lu

doi:10.3788/col201311.011601

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 11, Issue 1, 011601(2013)

Brief review of recent research on blue phase liquid crystal materials and devices

Zhi-gang Zheng, Wei Hu, Ge Zhu, Mu Sun, Dong Shen, and Yan-qing Lu

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Received: Nov. 1, 2012

Accepted: Nov. 16, 2012

Published Online: Jan. 15, 2013

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DOI:10.3788/col201311.011601

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