Electro-Optical Hysteresis by the In-plane Modulation of the Molecular Reorientation in Highly Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Devices

  • Yu, Chang-Jae (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jeong, Cherl-Hyun (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hong, Sun-Kwang (LCD Development Center, LCD Business, Samsung Electronics Co.) ;
  • Lee, Sin-Doo (School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2004.08.23

Abstract

We studied on an electro-optical (EO) hysteresis, coming from the in-plane modulation of the molecular reorientation, in highly twisted nematic liquid crystal devices. Varying a ratio d/$P_0$ of the cell thickness d to the natural pitch $P_0$, the EO hysteresis and the twisted angle transition were observed and analyzed in terms of the periodicity of the in-plane modulation within the continuum theory.

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