A simulation study of a liquid crystal optical switch based on total internal reflection

被引：11
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作者：
Yang, DK [1 ]
机构：
[1] Kent State Univ, Inst Liquid Crystal, Chem Phys Interdisciplinary Program, Kent, OH 44242 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS | 2003年 / 5卷 / 04期
关键词：
liquid crystal; total internal reflection; optical switch; surface anchoring;
D O I：
10.1088/1464-4258/5/4/316
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We conducted a simulation study on total internal reflection in liquid crystal cells by using the Berreman 4 x 4 method and investigated the effects of liquid crystal director configurations. We analysed a liquid crystal optical switch based on total internal reflection and found that the surface anchoring of the liquid crystal cell has profound effects on the performance of the switch. Our simulation showed that high contrast ratios can be obtained with weak anchoring strengths.
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页码：402 / 408
页数：7
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