Extended phase modulation depth in twisted nematic liquid crystal displays
Applied Optics, Vol. 49, Issue 30, pp. 5929-5937 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.005929
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Abstract
We show how the phase modulation depth in twisted nematic liquid crystal displays
(TNLCDs) can be increased dramatically by selecting a polarization configuration
with a reduced mean intensity transmission. This phenomenon, which we have validated
with various devices, is shown here for a device that presents a phase-only
modulation only slightly over π radians in our classical rotated eigenvector configuration, but it is
capable of producing close to a
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OCIS Codes
(060.5060) Fiber optics and optical communications : Phase modulation
(230.3720) Optical devices : Liquid-crystal devices
(230.6120) Optical devices : Spatial light modulators
ToC Category:
Optical Devices
History
Original Manuscript: July 7, 2010
Revised Manuscript: September 3, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: September 10, 2010
Published: October 19, 2010
Citation
José Luis Martínez, Ignacio Moreno, Jeffrey A. Davis, Travis J. Hernandez, and Kevin P. McAuley, "Extended phase modulation depth in twisted nematic liquid crystal displays," Appl. Opt. 49, 5929-5937 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-49-30-5929
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