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
