• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.213-218
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• 1996

An improved crystal rotation method with increased accuracy and range is proposed and experimentally verified for simultaneous measurement of molecular tilt angle and thickness of LC (liquid crystal) layer of an LC cell. The improvement is brought about by direct determination of difference between phases instead of intensities of two components of orthogonal linear polarization of the light passing through an LC cell filled with uniformly oriented molecules. By comparing the experimental data with theoretical result the thickness and pretilt angle are determined more precisely. Further improvement is brought about by use of a liquid gate filled with an index matching liquid in which the LC cell is immersed. Because of the index matching liquid reflection of light at the surfaces of an LC cell almost completely disappears and the range of angle of refraction in the LC layer increases significantly, which gives rise to increased signal to noise ration as well as decreased statistical error. With this improvement precise measurement for either very thin (<10 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$) and/or higher pretilt angle($\geq$10$^{\circ}$) LC cells become possible.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.904-909
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• 2019

Using the ion-beam irradiated indium zinc oxide (IZO) films which was cured at $100^{\circ}C$, uniform LC and homogeneous alignment of liquid crystal (LC) molecules was achieved. The IZO film was deposited on the glass substrate at the curing temperature of $100^{\circ}C$ and irradiated by the ion-beam which is an LC alignment method. To verify the LC alignment characteristics, polarizing optical microscope and the crystal rotation method were used. Additionally, it was confirmed that the LC cell with the IZO films had an enough thermal budget for high-quality LC applications. Field emission scanning electron microscope was conducted as a surface analysis to evaluate the effect of the ion-beam irradiation on the IZO films. Through this, it was revealed that the ion-beam irradiation induced rough surface with anisotropic characteristics. Finally, electro-optical (EO) performances of the twisted-nematic cells with the IZO films were collected and it was confirmed that this cell had better EO performances than the conventional rubbed polyimide. Furthermore, the polar anchoring energy was measured and a suitable value for stable LC device operation was achieved.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.04b
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• pp.136-140
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• 2002

투과형 광 시야각 모드의 하나인 Fringe Field Switching (FFS) mode를 반사형 액정 디스플레이소자로 응용하여 전기 광학적 특성을 컴퓨터 시늉 하였다. FFS mode는 액정이 수평으로 균일하게 유지되면서 구동하므로, 시야각에 따른 굴절률 변화 역시 균일하게 유지된다. 이러한 특성 때문에 반사형 FFS mode는 부가적인 위상필름을 쓰지 않고, 액정층과 편광판 1매 만으로도 일정한 수준의 반사형 디스플레이 특성을 얻을 수 있다. 컴퓨터 시늉을 통해 1매 편광판과 액정층, 반사판으로 구성된 Normally Black모드의 셀 구조를 취하고, 셀 간격을 일정하게 유지하면서 액정의 ${\Delta}n$을 변화시켜 특성을 구하는 방식으로 수행하여, 입사광의 파장이 550nm일때 최적의 셀 위상차값으로 $d{\Delta}n$인 $0.1365{\mu}m$를 얻었다. 입사광원을 $0^{\circ}C$로 하고 편광판 투과율이 41%였을 때 정면 반사율은 on시 33.6%, off시 0.14%로 명암대비가 233:1이었다. 특히 시야각은 극각 $60^{\circ}C$이내의 전 방향에서 명암 대비비가 5이상의 특성을 보였다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.411-417
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• 1994

The electro-optic polarization transmission characteristics of a liquid crystal (LC) cell is represented by a rotational transformation on the Poincare sphere, and its characteristic parameters, the angle and the axis of the rotation, are experimentally determined with respect to the voltage applied to the LC cell. From the experimental data obtained, we determine driving voltage for the LC cell to give the rotation angle near $180^{\circ}$ of the rotation for the change of the state of the LC cell from non-select to select state, which is a necessary condition for the realization of maximally bright images. The directions of the transmission axes of the polarizer and the analyzer which form a liquid crystal display panel together with the LC cell, are determined from the general characteristics of the rotaional transformation of the LC cell. cell.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.90-95
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• 2011

We propose a super-thin and light-weight liquid crystal cell, in which glass substrates are eliminated and polarizers are used as substrates. We fabricate a polarizer substrate by depositing a-SiOX as a buffer layer, indium-tin-oxide as a transparent conducting layer, and a-SiOX as an alignment layer on a polarizer sequentially at a low temperature. We use the ion-beam method to align liquid crystals on polarizer substrates.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.1724-1728
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• 2007

In this paper we propose a novel electrode structure for high transmittance in the Patterned Vertical Alignment (PVA) LC cell. We use the 'TechWiz LCD' for calculation of the director configuration and optical characteristics. We studied the area decreasing the transmittance through the electrode structure for wide viewing angle and proposed new electrode design to change LC director configuration in the area. We show the comparison of the calculated optical transmittance between the conventional PVA mode and the proposed PVA mode. From the results, we confirm that the optical transmittance of the proposed structure of the PVA cell becomes higher.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.328-333
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• 2000

이 연구의 목적은 액정법을 이용하여 주름형상 판형 열 교환기에서의 내부유동과 열 전달 성능의 특성을 파악하는데 있으며 공기를 작동유체로 사용하였다. 과거에는 실험이 주로 판형 열 교환기의 입·출구에서의 열 전달 성능에만 관심이 집중되었다. 그러나 이 실험에서는 액정법을 이용하여 판형열교환기 셀 표면 위에서의 국소 누셀트수의 분포를 연구하였다. 레이놀즈수가 증가할수록 열 전달 성능은 증가하였으나 마찰계수는 감소하였다. 주름각이 증가할수록 열 전달 성능과 마찰계수는 모두 증가하였다. 국소 누셀트수 분포로부터 열 전달이 잘 일어나는 부분은 주름을 타고 넘어 들어온 두 유동이 만나는 곳이며 또한, 셀의 가운데 부분은 셀의 수직단면적이 커서 셀 표면과 유동의 접촉이 약하므로 작은 누셀트수를 가지는 것을 알 수 있다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.404-410
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• 1994

The contrast and the brightness of a liquid crystal display panel are expressed in terms of the characteristic parameters of the rotational transformation on the Poincare sphere of the liquid crystal (LC) cell, which is the geometric representation of the electro-optic polarization transmission characteristics of the cell. From these, we show that the contrast and the brightness of the displayed images can be maximized when the rotation angle becomes $180^{\circ}$ for the rotational transformation corresponding to the change of the state of the LC cell from non-select to select state. state.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.468-471
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• 2001

A novel method to measure the cell gap of a single-polarizer reflective twisted nematic liquid crystal (TN LC) cell by using a rotating polarizer technique is proposed. By rotating an LC cell, we can measure the cell gap of an LC cell as well as the wavelength dependence of retardation under the condition that the twist angle is known.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1991.06a
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• pp.194-198
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• 1991

네마틱 액정셀에 사각전압펄스를 가하며 액정의 splay 변형시간을 조사하였다. 광학적 방법으로 복굴절 신호의 오름시간과 네팀시간을 측정하였으며 외부전압과 두께를 변화시키면서 신호 형태와 반응시간의 변화를 관찰하였다. 그 결과는 Leslie-Ericksen의 식으로 근사적으로 분석할 수 있으며 이로부터 점성 계수를 구할 수 있다.