A MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF A TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY

被引:17
作者
BERGGREN, E [1 ]
ZANNONI, C [1 ]
CHICCOLI, C [1 ]
PASINI, P [1 ]
SEMERIA, F [1 ]
机构
[1] IST NAZL FIS NUCL,SEZ BOLOGNA,I-40126 BOLOGNA,ITALY
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS C-PHYSICS AND COMPUTERS | 1995年 / 6卷 / 01期
关键词
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATIONS;
D O I
10.1142/S0129183195000113
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
We present a Monte Carlo simulation of a model of a twisted nematic display on a lattice starting from purely microscopic interactions. We visualize the simulated display calculating optical textures under crossed polarizers corresponding to the Monte Carlo microscopic configurations. We also investigate the orientational order and the molecular organisations in the different regions of the lattice, introducing and calculating suitable order parameters.
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页码:135 / 141
页数:7
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