US3943369A
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Liquid crystalline information transfer
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1974-04-29
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Granted: 1976-03-09
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Expires: 1994-04-29
Abstract
Abstract The optical transitions of extrinsically optically active insoluble materials become optically active and circularly dichroic when in contact with optically negative liquid crystalline materials thereby providing unusual and highly advantageous properties. The circularly dichroic optical properties induced in the extrinsically optically active insoluble materials can be utilized for information transfer applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Franklin D. Saeva
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:16
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/0009; G02F1/0063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A method for transferring information, comprising: a. providing a layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with an insoluble material; said insoluble material becoming extrinsically optically active, and having an absorption band within which circular dichroism is induced, by said contact with said optically negative liquid crystalline material; b. directing at least one right-handed circularly polarized light pulse and at least one left-handed circularly polarized light pulse upon a point of interest of said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material, said light pulses being of equal intensity and having a wavelength within the absorption band of said insoluble material; and c. converting into a signal the relative magnitudes of said at least one right and left-handed circularly polarized light pulses emerging through said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
A method for transferring information, comprising: a. providing a layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with an insoluble material; said insoluble material becoming extrinsically optically active, and having an absorption band within which circular dichroism is induced, by said contact with said optically negative liquid crystalline material; b. directing at least one right-handed circularly polarized light pulse and at least one left-handed circularly polarized light pulse upon a point of interest of said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material, said light pulses being of equal intensity and having a wavelength within the absorption band of said insoluble material; and c. converting into a signal the relative magnitudes of said at least one right and left-handed circularly polarized light pulses emerging through said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said insoluble material is dispersed in said optically negative liquid crystalline material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said insoluble material constitutes from about 10% to about 90% by weight of the dispersion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said insoluble material is in layer configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said insoluble material comprises material capable of undergoing chromic changes further including between step (a) and step (b) the step of altering the color of a portion of said insoluble material thereby shifting the absorption bands of said portion of insoluble material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
169 words
An information transfer device, comprising: a. a layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with an insoluble material; said insoluble material being extrinsically optically active, and having an absorption band within which circular dichroism is induced, when in contact with said optically negative liquid crystalline material; b. means for sequentially producing right-handed circularly polarized light pulses and left-handed circularly polarized light pulses of equal intensity and having a wavelength within the absorption band of said insoluble material; c. means for directing at least one of said right-handed circularly polarized light pulses and at least one of said left-handed circularly polarized light pulses upon a point of interest of said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material; and d. means for detecting the relative magnitudes of said at least one right-handed and left-handed circularly polarized light pulses emerging through said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material and for converting the relative magnitudes into a signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
169 words
An information transfer device, comprising: a. a layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with an insoluble material; said insoluble material being extrinsically optically active, and having an absorption band within which circular dichroism is induced, when in contact with said optically negative liquid crystalline material; b. means for sequentially producing right-handed circularly polarized light pulses and left-handed circularly polarized light pulses of equal intensity and having a wavelength within the absorption band of said insoluble material; c. means for directing at least one of said right-handed circularly polarized light pulses and at least one of said left-handed circularly polarized light pulses upon a point of interest of said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material; and d. means for detecting the relative magnitudes of said at least one right-handed and left-handed circularly polarized light pulses emerging through said layer of optically negative liquid crystalline material in contact with said insoluble material and for converting the relative magnitudes into a signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said insoluble material is dispersed in said optically negative liquid crystalline material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 7 wherein said insoluble material constitutes from about 10% to about 90% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said insoluble material is in layer configuration.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 6 wherein said insoluble material comprises material capable of undergoing chromic changes.
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