Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 32 (IDW '25)

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 32 (IDW '25)

Dec 2 - Dec 5, 2025International Convention Center Hiroshima
The International Display Workshops
Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 32 (IDW '25)

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 32 (IDW '25)

Dec 2 - Dec 5, 2025International Convention Center Hiroshima

[LCTp1-13L]Liquid Crystal Iris Realized Using Polymer Gravel Microstructures

*Che Ju Hsu1, Sonam Sharma2, Rajiv Manohar2, Chi Yen Huang3(1. National United University (Taiwan), 2. University of Lucknow (India), 3. National Changhua University of Education (Taiwan))
https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2025.0117

Keywords:

Liquid crystal,Iris,Polymer gravel

We present a liquid crystal (LC) iris based on self-assembled polymer microstructures, utilizing a vertically aligned twisted LC cell with a radial gradient in pretilt angles, positioned between crossed polarizers. This configuration enables electrically tunable aperture control with low operating voltage and high aperture tuning ratio, and simplified fabrication.