課程概述 |
1) Course description:
This introductory course focuses on the fundamental principles of liquid crystals and liquid crystal displays (LCDs). It is intended to provide students with a solid background in various aspects (including materials, device principles, electro-optic effects & optics of LCDs) of this interdisciplinary subject. This course also serves as a prerequisite course for the more advanced course entitled “Liquid crystal display technologies”.
Below is a brief outline of this course:
1) Liquid crystal material properties
2) Liquid crystal physical & optical properties
3) Principles of TN and STN LCDs (including Optics of LCDs)
4) Principles of other liquid crystal electro-optic effects & displays
5) Introduction to Thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal-displays (TFT-LCDs)
2) Major text & reference books:
1) Optics of Liquid Crystal Displays, by P. Yeh & C. Gu (Wiley, 1999)
2) Liquid Crystals: Applications and Uses, edited by B. Bahadur (World Scientific 1991)
3) Introduction to Liquid Crystals, by P.Collings and M. Hird (Taylor & Francis, 1997)
4) Reflective Liquid Crystal Displays, by S.T. Wu & D.K. Yang (Wiley, 2002)
3) Grading: Homework 20%, Midterm Exam 40%, Final Exam 40%
4) Prerequisite courses: None
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