The relations between the transverse electric field and the spiral pitch in the in-plane switching cholesteric liquid crystal cell under the different anchoring conditions are studied
and the influences of the surface anchoring states on the electric tune of the cholesteric liquid crystal spiral pitch are analyzed. The theoretical analysis shows that the electric field can tune continuously the reflected light color of the cholesteric liquid crystal under the in-plane switching mode
and the surface anchoring state of the liquid crystal cell has a great influence on the electric tune of the cholesteric liquid crystal spiral pitch. The results supply a theoretical support for the CLC color displays based on the electrically tunable pitch.
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