(Wiley Series in Display Technology) 1st Edition
by Dmitry A. Yakovlev (Author), Vladimir G. Chigrinov (Author), Hoi-Sing Kwok (Author)
Focusing on polarization matrix
optics in many forms, this book includes coverage of a wide range of
methods which have been applied to LCD modeling, ranging from the simple
Jones matrix method to elaborate and high accuracy algorithms suitable
for off-axis optics. Researchers and scientists are constantly striving
for improved performance, faster response times, wide viewing angles,
improved colour in liquid crystal display development, and with this
comes the need to model LCD devices effectively. The authors have
significant experience in dealing with the problems related to the
practical application of liquid crystals, in particular their optical
performance.
Key features:
- Explores analytical
solutions and approximations to important cases in the matrix treatment
of different LC layer configurations, and the application of these
results to improve the computational method
- Provides the analysis of accuracies of the different approaches discussed in the book
- Explains
the development of the Eigenwave Jones matrix method which offers a
path to improved accuracy compared to Jones matrix and extended Jones
matrix formalisms, while achieving significant improvement in
computational speed and versatility compared to full 4x4 matrix methods
- Includes
a companion website hosting the authors' program library LMOPTICS
(FORTRAN 90), a collection of routines for calculating the optical
characteristics of stratified media, the use of which allows for the
easy implementation of the methods described in this book. The website
also contains a set of sample programs (source codes) using LMOPTICS,
which exemplify the application of these methods in different situations
