NOVEL POLYMER WIDE VIEWING ANGLE COMPENSATION FILMS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS(LCDS)

We report on generating uniaxial negative birefringent compensation films, made of specifically designedpolyimides. These polymers were synthesized via a polycondensation of dianhydride [such as 2, 2' -bis(3, 4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride] and 2, 2'-bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,4'-diaminobiphenyl. The uniaxial negative birefringent (n_x =n_y > n_z) polyimide substrates are achieved using a solution-casting method in conventional solvents, which exhibit thedesirable optical phase retardation [(n_x - n_z)×d] values from 50 to 400 nm varying with the film thickness. In thesepolyimide films, the long chain rigid molecules adopt intrinsic planar orientaion. In detail, the majority of phenylene-imiderings and phenylenes preferentially adopt nearly planar conformations parallel to the film substrae. In addition, these filmsalso possess high transparency (or transmittance) and little color shift. The unique color dispersion curve indicates that thistype of materials is very suitable for the applications in LCDs due to an excellent mimic for the retardation color dispersioncurve with respect to LC molecules. Significantly low in-plane retardation (< 1 nm) allows this new technology based film toachieve sufficiently high contrast ratio while highly negative retardation dramatically suppresses the gray scale inversion toimprove the viewing angle performance in a variety of new mode LCDs.

COMPENSATION EFFECT OF POLYIMIDE THIN FILMS ON NORMALLY WHITE TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS

The disadvantages of Normally White Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display (NW-TN-LCD) were discussed. The reason that the negative birefringent polyimide thin films were used to compensate NW-TN-LCD to decrease off-axis leakage, improve contrast ratios and enlarge viewing angles was explained in this paper. A certain polyimide thin film was taken as an example to show compensation effect on NW-TN-LCD.

Emerging Technologies of Liquid Crystal Displays

The general features and the emerging technologies of liquid crystal displays are described from the viewpoints of wide viewing and fast response technologies. The device applications of liquid crystals for optical communications are also described.

Optical simulation of in-plane-switching blue phase liquid crystal display using the finite-difference time-domain method

The finite-difference time-domain method is used to simulate the optical characteristics of an in-plane switching blue phase liquid crystal display.Compared with the matrix optic methods and the refractive method,the finite-difference timedomain method,which is used to directly solve Maxwell＇s equations,can consider the lateral variation of the refractive index and obtain an accurate convergence effect.The simulation results show that e-rays and o-rays bend in different directions when the in-plane switching blue phase liquid crystal display is driven by the operating voltage.The finitedifference time-domain method should be used when the distribution of the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal display has a large lateral change.

Novel cell parameter determination of a twisted-nematic liquid crystal display

In this paper a novel method is proposed to determine the cell parameters including the twist angle, optic retardation and rubbing direction of twisted-nematic liquid crystal displays （TNLCD） by rotating the TNLCD. It is a single-wavelength method. Because using subtraction equation of transmittance as curve fitting equation, the influence of the light from environment and the absorption by polarizer, the sample of TNLCD and analyser on the transmittance is eliminated. Accurate results can also be obtained in imperfect darkness. By large numbers of experiments, we found that not only the experimental setup is quite simple and can be easily adopted to be carried out, but also the results are accurate.

Cinnamate-functionalized hyperbranched polymer as liquid crystal photo-alignment layer

In this work, 4-methoxylcinnamoyl chloride was reacted with a commercial hyperbranched polymer （Boltom-TM H30） to prepare a hyperbranched photosensitive polymer （H30-Ci）. The polymer was characterized by UV absorption spectrum and 1H- NMR spectrum. After processed by Linearly Polarized Polymerization （LPP） method, the spin-coated films of H30-Ci were used as photo-alignment layers to assemble liquid crystal （LC） cells containing nematic liquid crystal （5CB）. The observation by polarized microscope showed that the H30-Ci blended with a linear polymer （BP-AN-Ci） photo-alignment layers could align LC molecules in a very uniform way.

Low voltage transflective blue-phase liquid crystal display with a non-uniform etching substrate

A transflective polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystal display（BP-LCD） with a non-uniform etching substrate is proposed.In-plane switching（IPS） electrodes on the bottom substrate are put on the different gaps,and the bottom substrate between the electrodes is etched into different depths in transmissive（T） and reflective（R） regions.This structure can balance the optical phase retardation in the two regions and is helpful to achieve well-matched voltag-dependent transmittance and reflectance curves.This transflective display has high optical efficiency,a wide viewing angle,and low operating voltage（approximately 6 V）.

Liquid crystal Fresnel lens display

A novel see-through display with a liquid crystal lens array was proposed.A liquid crystal Fresnel lens display（LCFLD） with a holographic screen was demonstrated.The proposed display system has high efficiency,simple fabrication,and low manufacturing cost due to the absence of a polarizer and color filter.

Liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode display: present status and future perspectives

Recently,‘Liquid crystal display(LCD)vs.organic light-emitting diode(OLED)display:who wins?’has become a topic of heated debate.In this review,we perform a systematic and comparative study of these two flat panel display technologies.First,we review recent advances in LCDs and OLEDs,including material development,device configuration and system integration.Next we analyze and compare their performances by six key display metrics:response time,contrast ratio,color gamut,lifetime,power efficiency,and panel flexibility.In this section,we focus on two key parameters:motion picture response time(MPRT)and ambient contrast ratio(ACR),which dramatically affect image quality in practical application scenarios.MPRT determines the image blur of a moving picture,and ACR governs the perceived image contrast under ambient lighting conditions.It is intriguing that LCD can achieve comparable or even slightly better MPRT and ACR than OLED,although its response time and contrast ratio are generally perceived to be much inferior to those of OLED.Finally,three future trends are highlighted,including high dynamic range,virtual reality/augmented reality and smart displays with versatile functions.

Polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal display with slanted wall-shaped electrodes

A polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal display （BPLCD） with slanted wall-shaped electrodes is proposed. Compared with the traditional BPLCD with wall-shaped electrodes, the electrodes of the proposed BPLCD are slightly angled to obtain phase retardation in the entire cell even at the position of electrodes. The proposed BPLCD demonstrates a relatively higher average transmittance and overall brightness than the traditional BPLCD.

A fast-response in-plane switching liquid crystal display with a protrusion structure

The widespread use and application of in-plane switching liquid crystal displays （IPS-LCDs） is limited by their slow response. In this letter, a fast-response IPS-LCD with a protrusion structure is proposed. The gray-to-gray response time of the IPS-LCD is reduced by 20% to 30%. The difference in cell gap induced by the protrusion accounts for the faster response. Moreover, the viewing angle and ganmla shift of tile proposed IPS-LCD are simulated and found to be better than that of conventional IPS-LCDs.

Homogeneous-aligned high-transmission and fast-response liquid crystal display with three-layer electrodes

A homogeneous-aligned, high-transmission, and fast-response liquid crystal display （LCD） with three-layer electrodes is proposed. The molecules of liquid crystals are more inclined to rotate above and between the pixel electrodes. This induces a much higher transmission than that of the cell driven by the fringe field switching method and a wide viewing angle simultaneously because of the combined fringe and in-plane electric fields. Furthermore, a trigger pulse voltage is applied between the top and common electrodes to forcibly align the liquid crystal molecules vertically to show the transient dark state, which results in a very fast turn-off time （-1 ms）. With high degree of transmission and fast response time, this kind of LCD is a potential candidate for large LCD panels.

Electrically controlled optical choppers based on holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal gratings

An electrically controlled optical chopper based on switchable holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal （H-PDLC） gratings is demonstrated through a programmable, adjustable, and periodic external driving source. Compared with traditional mechanical optical choppers, the H-PDLC chopper exhibits many advantages, including faster response time, less waveform deformation, as well as easier integration, control, and fabrication, to name a few. Its excellent performance makes the device potentially useful in frequency modulation optical systems, such as frequency division multiplexed microscopy system.

Study on the Multi-Sensing System Based on the Tin Oxide pH Electrode

In this study,the multi-sensing system based on the tin oxide pH electrode for the ion-determination was presented. With the advantages of the real-time supervisory control apparatus,the measured values could be displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) immediately.In this study,the basic sensor was the tin oxide pH electrode,which was fabricated by radio frequency (r.f.) sputtering system on the indium tin oxide (ITO)/glass substrate.Moreover,the major blocks of the system consist of the tin oxide electrode-based ion selective electrodes (ISEs),an analog front-ended readout circuit,a microcontroller with built-in analog to digital (A/D) converter.In addition,by the embedded system design,the measurement results can be transmitted to a portable system or computer through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) interface immediately.According to the experimental results,the multi-sensing system has high performance and reliability for pH,K^+,and Na^+ detection.

Color holographic display based on azo-dye-doped liquid crystal(Invited Paper)

A multiplexed holographic display video has been achieved by using a passive azo-dye-doped liquid crystal （LC） cell. Holograms formed in this cell can be refreshed in the order of several milliseconds. By angular multiplexing technique, dynamically multiplexed holographic videos are realized. Moreover, the reconstructed RGB images are merged into a color image, which illustrates the possibility of a color holographic three-dimensional （3D） display by holographic multiplexing of the LC cell.

关于LCD电测用的PCB板优化设计

LCD通断电测主要任务是检测LCD产品的电性能缺陷,如大电流、层间短路、上下短路、断路等,以便为客户提供合格的产品。要实现这些,需要设计出合理和优质的PCB引线测试板。

Optimization algorithm of near-eye light field displays based on human visual characteristics

The number of layers and the resolution of liquid crystal displays （LCDs） limit the reconstruction fidelity of near- eye light field displays based on multilayer LCDs. Because the eye＇s resolution capability is different for central vision and peripheral vision, the fidelity can be improved by setting different weights for different areas. First we employ the eye＇s modulation transfer function （MTF） to acquire the limiting resolution angle. Then, due to the inverse relationship between the limiting angle and the weight values, the weighted function related to retinal eccentricity is calculated. In combination with the linear least-squares algorithm, the peak signal-to-noise ratio （PSNR） of the reconstructed scene is raised. The simulation results indicate that the weighted optimization algorithm can improve the image fidelity and reconstruction accuracy.

A full resolution autostereoscopic 3D display based on polarizer parallax barrier

A full resolution autostereoscopic three-dimensional （3D） display prototype is developed. It is composed of a time division thin film transistor liquid crystal display panel with an optical controlled birefringence liquid crystal polarization switch and a polarizer parallax barrier. Fast driving circuits operating at 120-Hz frame rate are fabricated. The 3D images on the display have the same resolution as the corresponding two-dimensional images, which is significantly different from conventional parallax barrier autostereoscopic 3D displays having degraded 3D image resolution.

Going beyond the limit of an LCD’s color gamut

In this study,we analyze how a backlight’s peak wavelength,full-width at half-maximum(FWHM),and color filters affect the color gamut of a liquid crystal display(LCD)device and establish a theoretical limit,even if the FWHM approaches 1 nm.To overcome this limit,we propose a new backlight system incorporating a functional reflective polarizer and a patterned half-wave plate to decouple the polarization states of the blue light and the green/red lights.As a result,the crosstalk between three primary colors is greatly suppressed,and the color gamut is significantly widened.In the experiment,we prepare a white-light source using a blue light-emitting diode(LED)to pump green perovskite polymer film and red quantum dots and demonstrate an exceedingly large color gamut(95.8%Rec.2020 in Commission internationale de l'éclairage(CIE)1931 color space and 97.3%Rec.2020 in CIE 1976 color space)with commercial high-efficiency color filters.These results are beyond the color gamut limit achievable by a conventional LCD.Our design works equally well for other light sources,such as a 2-phosphorconverted white LED.

3D display with uniform resolution and low crosstalk based on two parallax interleaved barriers

The resolution of the parallax image is inversely proportional to the view number in the horizontal direction for the traditional autostereoscopic display based on a parallax barrier. To balance the resolution in the vertical and horizontal directions, two parallax interleaved barriers are designed. The liquid crystal display panel provides the synthetic image with square pixel units, and the pixels in a unit are distributed to different horizontal views. Two parallax interleaved barriers work together to modulate pixels in vertical and horizontal directions. 3D display with uniform resolution and low crosstalk is demonstrated.