| Abstract: | The switching process in ferroelectric liquid crystal devices takes place through the formation and evolution of domains, which is modelled here using a three-variable approach. This approach includes variation of the director profile in one dimension, through the thickness of the cell. Here we discuss details of the model which are necessary in order to reproduce the domain nucleation and switching times as a function of applied voltage for both monopolar and bipolar pulses. We show that the three-variable modelling of SSFLC switching in one dimension produces excellent comparisons with experimental data for both bipolar and monopolar pulses. |
