Towards an optimal model for a bistable nematic liquid crystal display device
Abstract
Bistable liquid crystal displays offer the potential for considerable power savings compared with conventional (monostable) LCDs. The existence of two stable field-free states that are optically distinct means that contrast can be maintained in a display without an externally applied electric field. An applied field is required only to switch the device from one state to the other, as needed. In this paper we examine a theoretical model of a possible bistable device, originally proposed by Cummings and Richardson (Euro J Appl Math 17:435-463 2006), and explore means by which it may be optimized, in terms of optical contrast, manufacturing considerations, switching field strength, and switching times. The compromises inherent in these conflicting design criteria are discussed. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.Citation
Cummings LJ, Cai C, Kondic L (2013) Towards an optimal model for a bistable nematic liquid crystal display device. J Eng Math 80: 21–38. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10665-012-9607-4.Sponsors
This work was supported by the NSF under Grants DMS-0908158 and DMS-1211713, and by KAUST under Award No. KUK-C1-013-04. The authors would like to acknowledge informative and useful discussions with P. Palffy-Muhoray and colleagues from the Liquid Crystals Institute, Kent State University; with P. D. Howell, A. Majumdar and colleagues at the Oxford Centre for Collaborative and Applied Mathematics; and helpful comments from anonymous referees.Publisher
Springer NatureISSN
0022-08331573-2703
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http://hdl.handle.net/10754/600048ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s10665-012-9607-4