Optimal design of omni-directional viewing angle switching panel

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 17937-17947

  Chen, Chao Ping ^a   Jhun, Chul Gyu ^b   Yoon, Tae Hoon ^a   Kim, Jae Chang ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BIREFRINGENCE; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION;

SANDWICHED; VIEWING ANGLE SWITCHING (VAS) PANELS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DATA DISPLAY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 37549046095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.017937     Document Type: Article

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