Monte Carlo modeling of optical properties of twisted NLC systems: Role of anchoring forces

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6332, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Pawlik, Grzegorz ^a   Mitus, Antoni C ^a   Kajzar, Francois ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Anchoring forces; Displays; Light transmission; Monte Carlo; Twisted nematic liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ANCHORING FORCES; LEBWOHL LASHER LATTICE SYSTEM; TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33751364646     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.683996     Document Type: Conference Paper

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