用偏光干涉法动态测量扭曲向列型液晶指向矢

提出一种基于双折射晶体劈的偏振态实时测量方法,并将该方法用于扭曲向列型液晶透射光的偏振态分析,实现了液晶分子平均指向矢的动态测量.利用基于晶体劈的偏光干涉法将待测光的偏振参量编码为两组干涉条纹,通过对干涉条纹定位实现偏振态的实时测量;再根据液晶指向矢的倾角、扭转角与透射光偏振态之间的关系,推算出液晶分子平均指向矢的动态信息.本实验测量液晶指向矢的速度为每秒5次,液晶平均指向矢的倾角、扭转角的测量准确度达到0.2°.本文研究为液晶分子平均指向矢的动态测量提供了一种有效途径.     

可调谐液晶红外滤光片的光学特性分析

可调谐红外滤光片是高分辨率红外成像仪谱段识别和分光的重要光学器件。采用琼斯矩阵方法对平行向列相和90°扭曲向列相液晶法-珀红外滤光片的本征偏振态及光学特性进行了研究。结果表明,当非偏振光垂直入射时,平行向列相液晶法-珀滤光片在任何电压下两组本征偏振态均不发生模式混合,具有偏振敏感性;90°扭曲向列相液晶法-珀滤光片在电压较低时具有偏振敏感性,当电压大于三倍Freedericksz阈值电压时,两组本征偏振态发生模式混合,偏振敏感性消除。     

单块偏振片反射式向列相液晶显示器的理论设计与实验制造研究

反射式液晶显示器(RLCDs)具有亮度高、无视差等优点,并且结构简单,适合于现行的制造工艺和驱动方式.本文利用我们提出的参数空间法(偏振片角度、扭曲角及双折射率的函数)研究了适用于反射式液晶显示器,这种研究表明所有的反射式液晶显示模式都可以在这个参数空间里得以表述,如扭曲向列型的电控双折射模式(TN-ECB),混合场效应模式(HFE),混合向列型模式(MTN),以及自补偿向列型模式(SCTN).在此基础上我们提出几种新的反射模式,如反射向列型及反射超扭曲向列型(通过搜索参数空间得到),二者均适用于直视型和投影型显示方式.我们已制成反射向列型及反射超扭曲向列型样品,实验结果和理论设计符合一致.     

基于电路级模型的二维铁电液晶系统结构参数研究

提出将电路级模拟器扩展应用到二维铁电液晶(FLC)的光电混合系统。依照铁电液晶的理论模型建立等效电路,通过调整时序脉冲及驱动源波形,灵活地控制晶胞厚度、面积、粘滞系数、入射偏振角和自发极化强度等典型参数,实现了开关响应特性的动态模拟。比较铁电液晶与扭曲向列型液晶(TN)显示盒的差异。结果表明,该技术方法不仅适用于FLC结构参数指标的优化,而且对于其它集成光学器件的仿真技术研究也是一种有益地探索。     

新型驱动原理及低电压反射式双稳胆甾型液晶显示器的实验实现

通过对液晶材料参量、液晶盒结构的优化,本文研制了一种低电压驱动反射式双稳胆甾型液晶显示器.在此基础上提出了一种新型驱动方法,通过首先将液晶显示器所有像素从平面态刷新到焦锥态,可用普通的被动式矩阵驱动器件实现1ms快速驱动,新的驱动方法不存在光学延迟.     

高性能双稳态向列相液晶显示器

提出四种可实际应用的非垂直偏振片配置的双稳态扭曲向列相液晶显示模式.这些显示模式大都具有高稳定性,并能提供高对比度和高亮态透过率.有些甚至可达到扭曲向列相液晶显示器的显示效果,实现黑白显示.这些显示模式性能优于已提出的垂直偏振片配置的其他双稳态向列相液晶显示模式. 关键词： 双稳态向列相 液晶显示 参数空间     

垂直向列型彩色滤光膜硅覆液晶微显示器的三维光学建模

针对垂直向列型彩色滤光膜硅覆液晶微显示器件中的微型彩色像素建立了三维光学模型. 首先, 对彩色液晶器件的机电特性进行了分析; 其次, 利用扩展琼斯矩阵计算出器件的光反射率; 最后, 采用标准RGB协议将所研究的垂直向列型彩色滤光膜硅覆液晶微显示器件中各像素点的光反射特性还原成彩色图像. 用上述过程所建立的三维光学模型进行了垂直向列型彩色滤光膜硅覆液晶微显示器件的光学特性研究, 并与实验数据进行了比较. 比较结果显示, 模拟得到的垂直向列型彩色滤光膜硅覆液晶微显示器件的光学特性与实验结果非常符合.     

铁电调制器

铁电液晶调制器比传统的液晶器件有着显著的优点。J.S.Patal研制了一种扭曲铁电液晶器件,其作用和结构与扭曲的向列液晶器件很相似。与转换速率约为100ms的扭曲向列器件相比,其转换速率低于1ms,并能改变光透过量,网此该器件能显示出不同的灰度级。此外,与波长相关的传统铁电器件工作不同,这种器件可在各种波长下工作。     

榕树型互连网络及光学实现

讨论了一种用扭曲向列相液晶器件和偏振分光棱镜实现光学榕树上互连网络的结构，这种结构具有直线式传输、无错位、无缩放，并能够实现模块化和集成化的优点。     

基于液晶空间光调制器的光栅衍射效率

基于Jones矩阵理论和液晶弹性自由能理论,分析计算了扭曲向列型液晶空间光调制器（TN-LCSLM）的复振幅调制特性.以显示一维矩形光栅为例,详细计算了不同输入输出偏振器配置下的一级衍射效率.数值计算结果和分析表明,在加输出偏振器和不加输出偏振器两种情况下都存在一个具有最大一级衍射效率的取向配置.     

带有补偿膜的扭曲相列液晶宽带快速偏振光开关

提出了由一个扭曲相列液晶和两个单轴补偿膜构成的宽带偏振光开关,采用共轭梯度法对该器件参数进行优化设计.模拟结果表明此偏振光开关在整个可见光400-700 nm范围内,具有高对比度的特征,响应时间达到通常液晶显示器的水平.     

Multiple Polarization Encoding for Gray Image Encryption Based on Liquid Crystal Exclusive OR Logic

This work proposes and demonstrates the feasibility of gray image encryption using multiple polarization encoding, in which the cascaded twisted nematic liquid crystal devices sandwiched between a crossed polarizer pair are used to implement exclusive OR (XOR) logical encryption and decryption. The polarization encoding scheme provides a multichannel XOR logic operation to secure bit-plane images derived from a gray image, according to the adiabatic following properties of twisted nematic liquid crystal devices. Experimental data reveal that the multiple polarization encoding schemes for gray image encryption and decryption are performed with acceptable image quality by selecting appropriate polarization orientation and modulation conditions. Both analytic and experimental results are presented and discussed.     

液晶指向矢分布的模拟和比较研究

用差分迭代法计算了扭曲、超扭曲以及混合排列丝状液晶在电场中指向矢的空间分布,与牛顿法和张弛法的计算作了比较;并应用于液晶电光特性的模拟计算 关键词： 液晶 指向矢 差分迭代     

Optical response from dual-frequency hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal cells

Dual-frequency hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal cells and the influence of the parameters of a control electric field on their optical response are studied. It is found that the harmonic oscillations of the optical transmission in such cells are observed in the interval between low frequency-to-high frequency voltage switchings unlike in conventional twisted nematic cells. A V-shaped bistable optical response is obtained by successively applying sinusoidal electric fields with frequencies of 1 and 30 kHz to a twisted nematic cell. For a liquid crystal layer 8 ??m thick and an applied voltage of 50 V, the response time is 10 ms. In a hybrid-aligned twisted-nematic cell with a large initial tilt angle of the director (about 70°), the V-shaped optical response is observed when the inclined homeotropic state is switched to the twisted state by applying a 30-kHz field. The initial structure of the layer recovers as a result of natural elastic relaxation, and the response time increases roughly fourfold.     

反扭曲向列相液晶盒中的引流

根据Erickson-Leslie流体动力学方程,研究了反扭曲向列相液晶盒.该液晶盒只有在有外场的情况下才会扭曲.通过计算模拟得出指向矢构形和流速与时间的关系.在外加电压情况下,由于存在引流效应导致指向矢分布不正常.     

液晶全漏导模透射率的实验研究

实验研究了由棱镜、折射率匹配液及扭曲排列和垂直排列向列相液晶盒构成的液晶全漏导模的透射率。随着施加在液晶盒上的电压不同,得到了依赖于角度变化的透射率（包括偏振保存和偏振转换）的实验曲线。这些曲线由液晶指向矢在液晶盒中的分布直接控制,由此可以证实液晶全漏导模透射率同样可以用来探索液晶盒内部的细微变化。     

Experimental design to measure the anchoring energy on substrate surface by using the alternating-current bridge

The anchoring property of the substrate surface of liquid crystal cells plays an important role in display and nondisplay fields. This property directly affects the deformation of liquid crystal molecules to change the phase difference through liquid crystal cells. In this paper, a test method based on the alternating-current bridge is proposed to determine the capacitance of liquid crystal cells and thus measure the anchoring energy of the substrate surface. The anchoring energy can be obtained by comparing the capacitance–voltage curves of twisted nematic liquid crystal cells with different anchoring properties in experimental and theoretical results simulated on the basis of Frank elastic theory. Compared with the other methods to determine the anchoring energy, our proposed method requires a simple treatment of liquid crystal cells and allows easy and high-accuracy measurements, thereby expanding the test ideas on the performance parameters of liquid crystal devices.     

Observation of polarization conflict caused by geometrical phase in a twisted nematic liquid crystal cell

We analyze the optical effects associated with an adiabatic rotation of a plane of polarization in a twisted nematic liquid crystal. The experimental verification was performed with a cell with linear rubbing of a front surface and circular rubbing of a rear surface. The expectations of the liquid crystal's orientation defect origin along the line of the maximum tension and a polarization conflict caused by geometrical phase are confirmed.     

Polarization-universal bandgap in periodically twisted nematics

Cholesteric liquid crystals are known to possess bandgap and exhibit strong reflection for one of two circular polarizations of light. We suggest a periodically twisted nematic liquid crystal as a medium, which possesses bandgap and exhibits strong reflection for any polarization of normally incident light. Two possible structures are considered: a sinusoidal modulation profile and a rectangular modulation profile. In both cases, the maximum bandgap of a periodically twisted structure is approximately twice as narrow as that of cholesterics. However, the polarization properties of these structures may make them more advantageous than cholesterics in a variety of applications.