Refractive Indices of Liquid Crystals for Display Applications

    Authors

    J. Li; C. H. Wen; S. Gauza; R. B. Lu;S. T. Wu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Disp. Technol.

    Keywords

    Cauchy model; four-parameter model; liquid crystal display (LCD); liquid; crystal (LC) refractive indices; temperature gradients; three-parameter; parabolic model; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    This paper reviews the extended Cauchy model and the four-parameter model for describing the wavelength and temperature effects of liquid crystal (LC) refractive indices. The refractive indices of nine commercial LCs, MLC-9200-000, MLC-9200-100, MLC-6608, MLC-6241-000, 5PCH, 5CB, TL-216, E7, and E44 are measured by the Multi-wavelength Abbe Refractometer. These experimental data are used to validate the theoretical models. Excellent agreement between experiment and theory is obtained.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Display Technology

    Volume

    1

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    51

    Last Page

    61

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000207089100006

    ISSN

    1551-319X

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