Deng-Ke Yang, Shin-Tson Wu

Fundamentals of Liquid Crystal Devices (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Liquid Crystal Devices are crucial and ubiquitous components of an ever-increasing number of technologies. They are used in everything from cellular phones, eBook readers, GPS devices, computer monitors and automotive displays to projectors and TVs, to name but a few. This second edition continues to serve as an introductory guide to the fundamental properties of liquid crystals and their technical application, while explicating the recent advancements within LCD technology. This edition includes important new chapters on blue-phase display technology, advancements in LCD research significantly contributed to by the authors themselves. This title is of particular interest to engineers and researchers involved in display technology and graduate students involved in display technology research. * Key features: Updated throughout to reflect the latest technical state-of-the-art in LCD research and development, including new chapters and material on topics such as the properties of blue-phase liquid crystal displays and 3D liquid crystal displays; * Explains the link between the fundamental scientific principles behind liquid crystal technology and their application to photonic devices and displays, providing a thorough understanding of the physics, optics, electro-optics and material aspects of Liquid Crystal Devices; * Revised material reflecting developments in LCD technology, including updates on optical modelling methods, transmissive LCDs and tunable liquid crystal photonic devices; * Chapters conclude with detailed homework problems to further cement an understanding of the topic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118751954
• Artikelnr.: 41693629

Autorenporträt

Deng-Ke Yang Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, USA Shin-Tson Wu College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Series Editor's Foreword xiii

Preface to the First Edition xv

Preface to the Second Edition xvii

1 Liquid Crystal Physics 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics 5

1.3 Orientational Order 10

1.4 Elastic Properties of Liquid Crystals 21

1.5 Response of Liquid Crystals to Electromagnetic Fields 27

1.6 Anchoring Effects of Nematic Liquid Crystal at Surfaces 38

1.7 Liquid crystal director elastic deformation 40

Homework Problems 48

References 49

2 Propagation of Light in Anisotropic Optical Media 51

2.1 Electromagnetic Wave 51

2.2 Polarization 54

2.3 Propagation of Light in Uniform Anisotropic Optical Media 59

2.4 Propagation of Light in Cholesteric Liquid Crystals 72

Homework Problems 85

References 86

3 Optical Modeling Methods 87

3.1 Jones Matrix Method 87

3.2 Mueller Matrix Method 98

3.3 Berreman 4 × 4 Method 113

Homework Problems 124

References 125

4 Effects of Electric Field on Liquid Crystals 127

4.1 Dielectric Interaction 127

4.2 Flexoelectric Effect 132

4.3 Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal 138

Homework Problems 146

References 147

5 Fréedericksz Transition 149

5.1 Calculus of Variation 149

5.2 Fréedericksz Transition: Statics 153

5.3 Measurement of Anchoring Strength 166

5.4 Measurement of Pretilt Angle 171

5.5 Fréedericksz Transition: Dynamics 175

Homework Problems 187

References 188

6 Liquid Crystal Materials 191

6.1 Introduction 191

6.2 Refractive Indices 192

6.3 Dielectric Constants 201

6.4 Rotational Viscosity 204

6.5 Elastic Constants 204

6.6 Figure-of-Merit (FoM) 205

6.7 Index Matching between Liquid Crystals and Polymers 206

Homework problems 210

References 210

7 Modeling Liquid Crystal Director Configuration 213

7.1 Electric Energy of Liquid Crystals 213

7.2 Modeling Electric Field 218

7.3 Simulation of Liquid Crystal Director Configuration 221

Homework Problems 232

References 232

8 Transmissive Liquid Crystal Displays 235

8.1 Introduction 235

8.2 Twisted Nematic (TN) Cells 236

8.3 In-Plane Switching Mode 241

8.4 Vertical Alignment Mode 263

8.5 Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment Cells 266

8.6 Optically Compensated Bend Cell 277

Homework Problems 281

References 283

9 Reflective and Transflective Liquid Crystal Displays 285

9.1 Introduction 285

9.2 Reflective Liquid Crystal Displays 286

9.3 Transflector 290

9.4 Classification of Transflective LCDs 293

9.5 Dual-Cell-Gap Transflective LCDs 312

9.6 Single-Cell-Gap Transflective LCDs 314

9.7 Performance of Transflective LCDs 314

Homework Problems 316

References 316

10 Liquid Crystal Display Matrices, Drive Schemes and Bistable Displays 321

10.1 Segmented Displays 321

10.2 Passive Matrix Displays and Drive Scheme 322

10.3 Active Matrix Displays 326

10.4 Bistable Ferroelectric LCD and Drive Scheme 330

10.5 Bistable Nematic Displays 332

10.6 Bistable Cholesteric Reflective Display 342

Homework Problems 358

References 359

11 Liquid Crystal/Polymer Composites 363

11.1 Introduction 363

11.2 Phase Separation 365

11.3 Scattering Properties of LCPCs 377

11.4 Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals 383

11.5 PSLCs 395

11.6 Scattering-Based Displays from LCPCs 400

11.7 Polymer-Stabilized LCDs 403

Homework Problems 407

References 409

12 Tunable Liquid Crystal Photonic Devices 413

12.1 Introduction 413

12.2 Laser Beam Steering 414

12.3 Variable Optical Attenuators 419

12.4 Tunable-Focus Lens 423

12.5 Polarization-Independent LC Devices 435

Homework Problems 441

References 442

13 Blue Phases of Chiral Liquid Crystals 445

13.1 Introduction 445

13.2 Phase Diagram of Blue Phases 446

13.3 Reflection of Blue Phases 447

13.4 Structure of Blue Phase 451

13.5 Optical Properties of Blue Phase 471

Homework Problems 475

References 475

14 Polymer-Stabilized Blue Phase Liquid Crystals 477

14.1 Introduction 477

14.2 Polymer-Stabilized Blue Phases 480

14.3 Kerr Effect 484

14.4 Device Configurations 496

14.5 Vertical Field Switching 507

14.6 Phase Modulation 510

References 510

15 Liquid Crystal Display Components 513

15.1 Introduction 513

15.2 Light Source 513

15.3 Light-guide 516

15.4 Diffuser 516

15.5 Collimation Film 518

15.6 Polarizer 519

15.7 Compensation Film 530

15.8 Color Filter 535

References 536

16 Three-Dimensional Displays 539

16.1 Introduction 539

16.2 Depth Cues 539

16.3 Stereoscopic Displays 541

16.4 Autostereoscopic Displays 546

16.5 Integral imaging 553

16.6 Holography 554

16.7 Volumetric displays 556

References 560

Index 565