Modeling of nematic liquid crystal cells subject to an externally applied field

• Published in: Optik (Stuttgart) Vol. 126; no. 24; pp. 5269 - 5275
• Main Authors: Christou, M.A., Polycarpou, A.C., Papanicolaou, N.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Finite difference method; Maxwell equations; Modal analysis; Mode-matching technique; Nonlinear differential equations; Modal analysis; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear differential equations; Finite difference method; Mode-matching technique

A robust two-dimensional (2D) formulation for the electrical characterization of nematic liquid crystals (N-LCs) under low-frequency (LF) AC biasing conditions is proposed. The finite-difference (FD) method is first implemented to solve Poisson's equation in the domain of interest in order to o...