JP

Organization

Research Division

Practical Research and Collaboration Division
Resilient EICT Research Promotion Office
Professor
Ph. D. (Engineering)
Graduate School of Engineering
Research Subject(s)
For creating future information infrastructure, we have been conducting research and development on next-generation human interfaces such as flexible displays, stretchable displays, and three-dimensional displays that utilize soft materials such as liquid crystal and polymer.
Key Words
Flexible Display / 3D Display / Human Interface / Soft Material / Liquid Crystal
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Research Activities

The expansion of wireless communication networks is extremely important for establishing future information infrastructure, including disaster response. For expanding service coverage area so that communication can be performed anywhere and anytime, liquid crystal devices that can control directivity of radio waves in antennas and reflectors by applying voltage are attracting attention. When the liquid crystal layer phase-modulates high frequency wave, it is necessary to fabricate it thick. We are searching the liquid crystal material and device technology with fast response time and low loss.

In aging society and symbiotic society in future, mobile information terminals will require large and easy-to-recognizing electronic displays with lightweight. Such human-friendly  information terminals are effective because they enable smooth information transmission even in emergency disaster events. Therefore, we are developing flexible and stretchable displays that are convenient to carry even for large screen.

A three-dimensional display that is in harmony with human vision and sensibility is expected to be an excellent human interface not only in everyday social life but also in events of emergency disaster. Therefore, we are promoting technology creation and application development on ultra-high resolution liquid crystal devices for electronic holography, in order to realize an ideal three-dimensional display that is natural and does not cause visual fatigue.

Selected Works

H. Fujikake, M. Kuboki, T. Murashige, H. Sato, H. Kikuchi and T. Kurita: “Alignment Mechanism of Liquid Crystal in a Stretched Porous Polymer Film”, J. Appl. Phys., vol.94, no.5, pp. 2864-2867 (2003).

H.Fujikake, T.Murashige, H.Sato, M.Kawakita and H.Kikuchi: “Molecular Alignment Enhancement Phenomenon of Polymer Formed from a Liquid Crystal Monomer in a Liquid Crystal Solvent”, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol.82, no.10, pp.1622-1624 (2003).

H.Fujikake and H.Sato: “Flexible Display Technologies Using Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal: Low Driving-Voltage Panel Fabrication”, Ferroelectrics, vol.364, pp.86 - 94 (2008).

H.Fujikake, K.Takizawa, T.Aida, H.Kikuchi, T.Fujii and M.Kawakita: “Electrically-Controllable Liquid Crystal Polarizing Filter for Eliminating Reflected Light”, Opt. Rev., vol.5, no.2, pp.93-98 (1998).

H. Fujikake, J. Yonai, H. Sato, H. Kikuchi, Y. Iino, M. Kawakita, Y. Tsuchiya, K. Iwashita and S. Umeda: “Automatic Color-Temperature Compensating System with Guest-Host Liquid-Crystal Filter for Video Image Sensing”, Appl. Opt., vol.40, no.14, pp.2275-2281 (2001).

Selected Memberships
  • The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP): Fellow
  • The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers(IEICE) : Fellow
  • The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (ITE) : Fellow
  • The Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (JLCS)
  • The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) : Senior
Selected Awards
  • Niwa-Takayanagi Achievement Award, ITE in 2018
  • Electronics Society Award, IEICE in 2013
  • Best Paper Award, JLCS in 2001