Analytic expressions of optical retardation of biaxial compensation films for liquid crystal displays

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Yang, Young Cheol ^a   Yang, Denge Ke ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation film; Dispersion in wavelength; Liquid crystal display; Poincare sphere; Wide viewing angle

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BERREMAN METHODS; COMPENSATION FILM; INCIDENT LIGHT; LIGHT LEAKAGE; LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYERS; NORMAL DISPERSION; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OPTIC AXIS; OPTICAL RETARDATION; POINCARE SPHERE; VERTICAL SURFACE; WIDE VIEWING ANGLE;

BIREFRINGENCE; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 70449413665     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/10/105502     Document Type: Article

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