Rigorous electromagnetic simulation of liquid crystal displays

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 753-757

  Witzigmann, B ^a   Regli, P ^a   Fichtner, W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

JONES MATRIX REPRESENTATION; MAXWELL CURL EQUATIONS; PIXEL ELECTRODES; TWISTED NEMATIC DISPLAY;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 0032022630     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.000753     Document Type: Article

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