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Application of the Mueller matrix method to optically retarded liquid‐crystal cells for C.I.E. color‐coordinate calculations
Author(s) -
Fair D. C.,
Tilton M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1889/1.1984852
Subject(s) - liquid crystal display , matrix (chemical analysis) , mueller calculus , materials science , optics , crystal (programming language) , matrix method , liquid crystal , transmission (telecommunications) , backlight , physics , computer science , optoelectronics , scattering , telecommunications , polarimetry , composite material , programming language
Abstract— The 4 × 4 matrix method is a commonly used technique for calculating the transmission through liquid‐crystal displays. Here, the Mueller 4 × 4 method is extended to the optically retarded liquid‐crystal cell by including the 4 × 4 matrix for the retardation film in the calculation. By doing so, the transmission of the cell is found and the C.I.E. color coordinates are calculated by utilizing the weighted ordinate method. By applying this method we can optimize the cell configuration for contrast, color, and backlighting conditions. We describe this method and show some sample calculations for several types of liquid‐crystal devices.