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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Harry Coles, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Mykhaylo Pivnenko, Cambridge, GB;
Jonathan Hannington, Midland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Harry Coles, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Mykhaylo Pivnenko, Cambridge, GB;
Jonathan Hannington, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A blue phase liquid crystalline material comprising a mixture comprising at least one bimesogenic compound and at least one chiral compound, wherein the material is capable of stable existence in the blue phase over a temperature range of at least 5° C. A process for the preparation of the above blue phase liquid crystalline material, an optical device comprising it, a process of mirrorless lasing and a slotted monolithic optical waveguide using it are also disclosed.