Simultaneous determination of large pretilt angles and cell gap in liquid crystal displays

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-17

  Li, Y W ^b   Ho, Jacob Y L ^b   Yeung, Fion S Y ^b   Kwok, H S ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cell gap; Measurement; Pretilt angle

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; LIGHT MODULATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

CELL GAP; PHOTO-ELASTIC MODULATORS; PRETILT ANGLE;

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 43649108221     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2007.901565     Document Type: Article

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