Wide-View Vertical Field Switching Blue-Phase LCD

    Authors

    H. C. Cheng; J. Yan; T. Ishinabe; C. H. Lin; K. H. Liu;S. T. Wu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Disp. Technol.

    Keywords

    Blue phase liquid crystal (BPLC); vertical field switching (VFS); wide-viewing angle; LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; POLARIZER; RANGE; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    We report three major approaches for improving the contrast ratio and viewing angle of a vertical field switching (VFS) blue-phase liquid crystal display (BPLCD). The first approach involves compensation films, the second one uses wire-grid polarizer, and the third one employs an E-type analyzer. Our simulation results show that a contrast ratio over 1000: 1 can be achieved. For wide-view applications, we could use a diffuser or curved turning film to steer the high contrast images to different viewing angles.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Display Technology

    Volume

    8

    Issue/Number

    11

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    627

    Last Page

    633

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000311803700001

    ISSN

    1551-319X

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