Systems with adjustable window transmission and haze

An adjustable vehicle window layer, comprising:

• first and second transparent conductive layers;
• a polymer matrix layer between the first and second transparent conductive layers;
• guest-host liquid crystal cells embedded in the polymer matrix layer that have liquid crystal material and dichroic dye;
• and
• liquid crystal cells embedded in the polymer matrix layer interspersed with the guest-host liquid crystal cells, wherein the liquid crystal cells have liquid crystal material without dichroic dye.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a support structure;
• a vehicle window in the support structure that includes an adjustable window layer having a pair of transparent electrodes and having a polymer layer between the transparent electrodes, the polymer layer including:
• guest-host liquid crystal cells that have a first liquid crystal material and dichroic dye, wherein the guest-host liquid crystal cells are characterized by a first switching threshold voltage, and
• liquid crystal cells without dichroic dye, wherein the liquid crystal cells are characterized by a second switching threshold voltage that is different than the first switching threshold voltage;
• and
• control circuitry configured to adjust light transmission and haze for the adjustable window layer by adjusting an alternating-current drive voltage applied across the polymer layer with the pair of transparent electrodes.