Liquid Crystal Displays: Fundamental Physics and Technology
English | 520 pages | Wil ey | 2011 | ISBN: 047093087X | PDF | 9,5 MB

Most notably used for computer screens, televisions, and mobile phones, LCDs (liquid crystal displays) are a pervasive and increasingly indispensable part of our lives. Providing both an historical and a business-minded context, this extensive resource describes the unique scientific and engineering techniques used to create these beautiful, clever, and eminently useful devices.

In this book, the history of the science and technology behind the LCD is described in a prelude to the development of the device, presenting a rational development theme and pinpointing innovations. The book begins with Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism, and the ultimately profound realization that light is an electromagnetic wave and an electromagnetic wave is light.

The power of mathematical physics thus was brought to bear upon the study of light, and particularly the polarization of light by material bodies, including liquid crystals. After a brief historical description of polarization, a physical interpretation provides substance to the mathematical concepts. Subsequent chapters cover:

Thermodynamics for liquid crystals

The Maier-Saupe mean field, phenomenological, static continuum, and dynamic continuum theories

The transistor and integrated circuit

Glass, panels, and modules

The calculus of variations

The active matrix

Semiconductor fabrication

The global LCD business

Download