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Liquid crystal display device with patterned layer having fixed cholesteric order and method of manufacturing the same

US6636291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2001
Grant dateOct 21, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133533
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device including a layer having a fixed cholesteric order, the patterned layer is manufactured by providing a layer comprising polymerizable cholesterically ordered material and a compound convertible by means of radiation from a non-converted to converted state. The pitch of the cholesterically ordered material is influenced by the compound in its converted state to a different extent than in its converted state. The polymerizable layer is then irradiated pattern-wise thus creating regions of different pitch. The irradiated layer is then polymerized and/or cross-linked to fix the cholesteric order thus obtained.

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