Cell parameter measurement of a twisted nematic liquid crystal device using interferometric Polarimeter under normal incidence

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 8759-8766

  Liu, Meng Han ^a,b   Kuo, Wen Chuan ^b   Wei, Hsiang Chun ^c   Tsai, Chien Chung ^c   Yu, Chih Jen ^a   Liang, Bau Jy ^d   Chou, Chien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLARIMETERS; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

CELL GAPS; CELL PARAMETER; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; MULTIPLE WAVELENGTHS; NORMAL INCIDENCE; PHASE RETARDATION; PRE-TILT ANGLE; RUBBING ANGLE; SINGLE WAVELENGTH; SINGLE WAVELENGTH LASERS; TRANSFER MATRIXES; TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 77952044570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.008759     Document Type: Article

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