Optical Applications of Liquid Crystals

OPTICAL PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF FERROELECTRIC AND ANTIFERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS E.E. Kriezis, L.A. Parry-Jones, and S.J. Elston Introduction Material properties Alignment Optical properties of smectic structures Interaction with electric fields Displays Non-display applications ELECTRO HOLOGRAPHY AND ACTIVE OPTICS N. Hashimoto Electro holography Active optics Conclusions ON THE USE OF LIQUID CRYSTALS FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS S.R. Restaino Introduction Adaptive optics: definition and history Image formation: basic principles The effect of aberrations Active and adaptive optics Characterization and control of nematic LC devices Wavefront sensing techniques Conclusions POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS F. Bloisi and L.R.M. Vicari Introduction PDLC preparation techniques The physics involved in PDLCs PDLC electro-optical behavior Applications of PDLCs NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PHOTO-ALIGNING AND PHOTO-PATTERNING TECHNOLOGIES: PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS V.G. Chigrinov, V.M. Kozenkov, and H.S. Kwok Introduction Mechanisms of LC photo-alignment LC surface interaction in photo-aligned cell Applications of photo-alignment technologies New developments Conclusions INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF LC APPLICATIONS T. Sonehara Practical spatial modulation Spatial addressing technologies Amplitude modulation and applications Phase modulation and applications Scattering and deflection modulation