Refractive indices of liquid crystals for display applications

Author

Li, Jun ; Wen, Chien-Hui ; Gauza, Sebastian ; Lu, Ruibo ; Wu, Shin-Tson

Author_Institution

Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

1

Issue

1

fYear

2005

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

61

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.

Keywords

liquid crystal displays; liquid crystals; refractive index; refractometers; 5CB; 5PCH; Cauchy model; E44; E7; LCD; MLC-6241-000; MLC-6608; MLC-9200-000; MLC-9200-100; TL-216; four-parameter model; liquid crystal display; multi-wavelength Abbe refractometer; refractive index; temperature effect; temperature gradients; three-parameter parabolic model; wavelength effect; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Computer displays; Equations; Large screen displays; Liquid crystal displays; Liquid crystals; Optical refraction; Refractive index; Temperature dependence; Cauchy model; four-parameter model; liquid crystal (LC) refractive indices; liquid crystal display (LCD); temperature gradients; three-parameter parabolic model;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Display Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1551-319X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JDT.2005.853357

Filename

1498785