Viewing-angle compensation of TN- And ECB-LCD modes by using a rod-like liquid-crystalline polymer film

Journal of the Society for Information Display

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-263

  Uesaka, Tetsuya ^a   Ikeda, Satoru ^a   Nishimura, Suzushi ^a   Mazaki, Hitoshi ^a  

^a Research and Development Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrically controlled birefringence; LCD; Radiation film; Transflective; Transmissive; Twisted nematic; Viewing angle

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; METAL CLADDING; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS;

ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED BIREFRINGENCE; LCD; TRANSFLECTIVE; TRANSMISSIVE; TWISTED NEMATIC; VIEWING ANGLE;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 54149111515     PISSN: 10710922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1889/1.2841859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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