Two-dimensional finite-element modeling of nematic liquid crystal devices for optical communications and displays

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 128-134

  Di Pasquale, Fabrizio ^a,b,c,d   Fernández, F Aníbal ^a,b,e   Day, Sally E ^b,f,g   Davies, J Brian ^{a,b,f,h,i,j,k,l,m,n}  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g Thorn EMI Ctrl Res Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^j RSRE ^*

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^m ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Institution of Electrical Engineers   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; TWO DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODELING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0030114196     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.541882     Document Type: Article

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