Abstract
The fringing-field broadening of a phase-step profile and its dependence on the thickness of a liquid-crystal (LC) cell were studied in a simple, three-electrode LC cell structure consisting of two lateral electrodes biased with a differential voltage and a third, grounded, electrode placed on the opposite substrate. The results were compared both with an approximate analytical model developed earlier for a fringe-field-broadening kernel and with computer simulations. Good agreement between the experiment and the theoretical as well as the simulation results is shown.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2989-2995 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 May 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering