Characterization of edge effects in twisted nematic liquid crystal displays

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3301-3307

  Márquez, Andrés ^a   Campos, Juan ^a   Yzuel, María J ^a   Moreno, Ignacio ^b   Davis, Jeffrey A ^c   Iemmi, Claudio ^d   Moreno, Alfonso ^a   Robert, Arnau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MOLECULES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION;

POLARIZERS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0042104327     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1321197     Document Type: Article

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