Heterodyne method for determining the surface tilt angle of nematic liquid-crystal displays

Journal of the Society for Information Display

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1039-1043

  Hwang, Shug June ^a   Hsu, Min Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crystal rotation method; Heterodyne interferometer; Liquid crystal display; Pretilt angle

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; HETERODYNING; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; ROTATION;

CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES; FAST MEASUREMENTS; HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETER; HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETERS; HETERODYNE METHODS; HIGH ACCURACIES; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; NEMATIC LIQUIDS; PRETILT; PRETILT ANGLE; SURFACE REFLECTIONS; SURFACE TILT ANGLES;

POWDERS;

EID: 54049133361     PISSN: 10710922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1889/1.2393028     Document Type: Article

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