Table of Contents 1
Cover
6
Foreword
7
Preface to the Third Edition
8
Preface to the Second Edition
9
Preface to the First Edition
12
2 Liquid Crystal Materials and Liquid Crystal Cells
2.1 Properties of Liquid Crystals
2.2 The Operation of a Twisted Nematic LCD
References
13
3 Electro-optic Effects in Untwisted Nematic Liquid Crystals
3.1 The Planar and Harmonic Wave of Light
3.2 Propagation of Polarized Light in Birefringent Untwisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Cells
References
14
4 Electro-optic Effects in Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystals
4.1 The Propagation of Polarized Light in Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Cells
4.2 The Various Types of TN Cells
4.3 Electronically Controlled Birefringence for the Generation of Colour
References
15
5 Descriptions of Polarization
5.1 The Characterizations of Polarization
5.2 A Differential Equation for the Propagation of Polarized Light through Anisotropic Media
5.3 Special Cases for Propagation of Light
References
16
6 Propagation of Light with an Arbitrary Incident Angle through Anisotropic Media
6.1 Basic Equations for the Propagation of Light
6.2 Enhancement of the Performance of LC Cells
6.3 Electro-optic Effects with Wide Viewing Angle
6.4 Multidomain VA Cells, Especially for TV
6.5 Polarizers with Increased Luminous Output
6.6 Two Non-birefringent Foils
References
17
7 Modified Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays
7.1 Polymer Dispersed LCDs (PDLCDs)
7.2 Guest-Host Displays
References
18
8 Bistable Liquid Crystal Displays
8.1 Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Displays (FLCDs)
8.2 Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays
8.3 Bistable Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays
References
19
9 Continuously Light Modulating Ferroelectric Displays
9.1 Deformed Helix Ferroelectric Devices
9.2 Antiferroelectric LCDs
References
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10 Addressing Schemes for Liquid Crystal Displays
References
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12 Passive Matrix Addressing of TN Displays
12.1 The Basic Addressing Scheme and the Law of Alt and Pleshko
12.2 Implementation of PM Addressing
12.3 Multiple Line Addressing
12.4 Two Frequency Driving of PMLCDs
References
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13 Passive Matrix Addressing of Bistable Displays
13.1 Addressing of Ferroelectric LCDs
13.2 Addressing of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays
References
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14 Addressing of Liquid Crystal Displays with a-Si Thin Film Transistors (a-Si-TFTs)
14.1 Properties of a-Si Thin Film Transistors
14.2 Static Operation of
