Automatic Liquid Crystal Tester

ALCT-PP1

Instec’s Automatic Liquid Crystal Testing System for Physical Properties (ALCT-PP1) provides a full range of liquid crystal physical property measurements including splay and bend elastic constants, threshold voltage, and dielectric constants for both positive and negative anisotropic nematic liquid crystal materials. Quick, convenient, small-volume, bench-top measurements are reported to any Windows PC using the USB communication port and can be readily analyzed with the included WinLC software. The ALCT-PP1 is compatible with all Instec LC cells, holders, optical accessories, and temperature control sample stages.

Features

For NLC (Positive Dielectric Anisotropic Material):

  • Threshold Voltage
  • Splay and Bend Elastic Constants
  • ε┴ and ε|| Dielectric Constants

For Negative Dielectric Anisotropic Nematic Material:

  • Threshold Voltage
  • Splay and Bend Elastic Constants
  • ε┴ and ε|| Dielectric Constants
Technical Specifications
Output Wave DC to 2KHz, voltage 0 to ±35V
Output Update Rate 500KHz
Output Resolution 16 bit
Input Resolution 16 bit
Input Sample Rate 500KHz
Current Measurement Range 1nA ~ 1mA
Current Sensing Resistance 1KΩ, 10KΩ, 100KΩ
Current Resolution 100pA
Post Gain in the ALCT Box 1x, 10x, 100x, 1000x
Capacitance Measurement 2pF to 100nF
Number of Measurement Channels 1 (up to 8 optional)