Two-dimensional analysis of liquid crystal orientation at in-plane switching substrate surface using a near-field scanning optical microscope

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 1 A/B, 2003, Pages

  Tadokoro, Toshiyasu ^a   Saiki, Toshiharu ^a,b   Toriumi, Hirokazu ^c  

^a KANAGAWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchoring; Imaging; In plane switching; Liquid crystal; Near field scanning optical microscope (NSOM); Surface orientation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRODES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SCANNING; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

NEAR FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; OPTICAL FIBER PROBE; ORIENTATION ANALYSIS; ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTION;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0037800295     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.42.l57     Document Type: Letter

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