Title
A broadband wide-incident-angle reflective polarization converter
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Soc. Inf. Disp.
Keywords
Polarization converter; liquid-crystal film; liquid-crystal display; light efficiency; LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTICS; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Materials Science, ; Multidisciplinary; Optics; Physics, Applied
Abstract
A high-performance reflective polarization converter which could be used in a backlight recycling system for liquid-crystal-display (LCD) devices is proposed. The device consists of a twisted-nematic (TN) liquid-crystal film, a uniaxial A-plate, and a reflector. The configuration parameters, such as thickness and orientation of the films, are optimized using a genetic algorithm. As a result, the design can convert light from TM to TE polarization (or TE to TM) at a maximum 99.7%, minimum 91.3%, and average 96.7% conversion efficiency for the entire visible spectrum and incident angle from 0 to 60 degrees. Such a broadband reflective polarization converter is particularly useful for enhancing the light efficiency and reducing the power consumption of LCDs.
Journal Title
Journal of the Society for Information Display
Volume
17
Issue/Number
10
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
849
Last Page
852
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1071-0922
Recommended Citation
"A broadband wide-incident-angle reflective polarization converter" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 1795.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/1795