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Calculation and prediction: An effective security device consisted of photo alignment nematic liquid crystal films and polarizers

  • Jiwei Zhou*
  • , Guangming Ke
  • , Bin Wang
  • , Weidong Liu
  • , Ruixing Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • Bank of China

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Abstract

The paper reports the methods for making a novel optical device consisted of photo alignment nematic liquid crystal films and polarizers. The color shift of the device depends on not only the viewing angle but also the viewing orientation. The retardation and intensity of the reflected light are theoretically calculated on the basis of Jones Matrix, and a spectral-RGB transition program is introduced to display colorful results directly. The theoretical results show excellent agreement with experimental data. It is an effective method for predicting interference color and optimizing key parameters of the device. The device can be used to protect valuable documents against fraud because of its special optical variable effects which is caused by interference of polarized light.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Liquid Crystals
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages301-304
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)0878492917, 9780878492916
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2009 International Symposium on Liquid Crystal Science and Technology - Kunming, China
Duration: 2 Aug 20095 Aug 2009

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume428-429
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Conference

Conference2009 International Symposium on Liquid Crystal Science and Technology
Country/TerritoryChina
CityKunming
Period2/08/095/08/09

Keywords

  • Color shift
  • Liquid crystal
  • Photo alignment
  • Polarizer
  • Security device

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