Fast-switching liquid-crystal effects for displays

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Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 20-25

  Bos, Philip ^a,b  

^a Liquid Crystal Institute

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAST SWITCHING LIQUID CRYSTAL EFFECTS; FIELD SEQUENTIAL COLOR; MOTION BLUR;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SPECIAL EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 38349115642     PISSN: 03620972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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