A DOUBLE-LAYER ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED BIREFRINGENCE LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH A WIDE-VIEWING-ANGLE CONE

被引:16
作者
ITOH, Y
SEKI, H
UCHIDA, T
MASUDA, Y
机构
[1] HACHINOHE INST TECHNOL, FAC ENGN, DEPT ELECT ENGN, HACHINOHE, AOMORI 031, JAPAN
[2] TOHOKU UNIV, FAC ENGN, DEPT ELECTR ENGN, AOBA KU, SENDAI, MIYAGI 980, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 7B期
关键词
LIQUID CRYSTAL; VIEWING ANGLE; DOUBLE LAYER; ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED BIREFRINGENCE MODE; NEGATIVE DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPY; TILTED HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT; OPTICAL PHASE COMPENSATION;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.30.L1296
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Electrically controlled birefringence (ECB) mode displays using liquid crystal with negative dielectric anisotropy are promising for highly multiplexed dot-matrix liquid-crystal displays. This mode, however, has the problem of a narrow viewing angle because it is based on the birefringence of the liquid-crystal molecule. To solve this problem, a double-layer electrically controlled birefringence (D-ECB) liquid-crystal display is proposed. In this device, each layer compensates the variation of retardation as a function of viewing angle. As a result, the liquid-crystal display with a wide-viewing-angle cone under the application of voltage was realized.
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页码:L1296 / L1299
页数:4
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