摘要:
A stereoscopic display system comprises a layer of liquid crystal material (1) confined between two transparent electrodes (2 and 3) one of which is divided into a plurality of pixels A and B. The electrodes (2 and 3) and liquid crystal material (1) are confined between two linear polarisers (4 and 5) having polarising axes normal to one another. Furthermore a patterned half wave plate (20) is used comprising a region A' having an optic axis (21) orientated at -22.5 DEG to the polarisation axis (11) of the polariser (5) and the region B' having an optic axis (22) orientated at an angle +22.5 DEG to the polarisation axis (11). In order to view a stereoscopic image, viewing spectacles are provided having different polarising arrangements immediately in front of the viewer's two eyes, only the arrangement in front of the viewer's right eye (14) being shown and comprising a half wave plate (25) having its optic axis (26) orientated at -67.5 DEG to the polarisation axis (11) and a polariser (27) having its polarisation axis (28) orientated at 90 DEG to the polarisation axis (11). In use of such a system each of the viewer's eyes will receive substantially only light from a respective one of the pixels A and B, and a substantial improvement in achromaticity is possible as compared with known systems.
摘要:
A liquid crystal display device comprises a first substrate, a first alignment layer (3') disposed on a surface of the first substrate, a second substrate, second alignment layer (3) disposed on a surface of the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The alignment direction of the first alignment layer (3') has a non-zero component in a first azimuthal direction (7') in a first region (20') of the alignment layer and has a non-zero component in a second azimuthal direction (41') different from the first azimuthal direction (7') in a second region (21') of the first alignment layer. In consequence, in zero applied electric field across the liquid crystal layer, a first liquid crystal state is stable in a first volume (22) of the liquid crystal layer defined by the first region (20') of the first alignment layer (3') and a second liquid crystal state topologically equivalent to a desired operating state of the device is stable in a second volume (23) of the liquid crystal layer defined by the second region (21') of the first alignment layer (3'). The second volume (23) of the liquid crystal layer acts as a nucleation region and promotes formation of the desired operating state in the first volume (22) of the active layer when an electric field is applied across the liquid crystal layer. The first volume (22) of the liquid crystal layer acts as an active region for displaying an image.
摘要:
A spatial light modulator of the diffractive type comprises rows and columns of pixels (3, 3'). Row electrodes 4 are connected to a strobe signal generator 27 and column electrodes are connected to a data signal generator 25. The column electrodes comprise a first elongate electrodes 1 which are connected together and to the data signal generator 25. The column electrodes further comprise second elongate electrodes 2 which are connected together, are interdigitated with the first electrodes, and are connected to the data signal generator 25. In each row, apart from the end pixels, each pixel has its first electrodes 1 connected to the second electrodes of the preceding pixel and its second electrodes 2 connected to the first electrodes 1' of the succeeding pixel.
摘要:
An active matrix light modulator, such as a thresholdless antiferroelectric active matrix liquid crystal display, comprises an active matrix of control elements 18 disposed at intersections of data lines 22 and scan lines 20, and an array 10 of pixels which are selectively addressable by data and scan signals applied to the control elements 18 by a data driver 12 and a scan driver 14. Such addressing is controlled so that a voltage is applied to each pixel during a corresponding addressing frame by the application of data and scan signals to an associated one of the control elements 18 in order to select the optical level of the pixel for each frame, and bipolar switching is applied to control the voltage applied to the pixel during successive subframes such that, when one optical level is selected for the frame, a positive voltage is applied to the pixel during one subframe of the frame and a negative voltage of equal magnitude but opposite polarity is applied to the pixel during another subframe of the frame and, when another optical level is selected for the frame, an intermediate voltage (preferably zero voltage) is applied to the pixel during both of the subframes of the frame, so as to provide DC balancing within the frame. The required grey level within each frame is accurately reproduced and is substantially independent of the previous state of the pixel. The use of such modulators to reduce the effects of asymmetrical optical performance and colour-sequential displays are also disclosed.
摘要:
A twisted liquid crystal device comprising a liquid crystal layer (112) and first and second alignment layers (104) disposed in opposite sides of the liquid crystal layer (112). The first and second alignment layers (108,110) having respective alignment directions (126,128) which are mutually inclined. A first linear polariser (114) is disposed on the opposite side of the first alignment layer (108) to the liquid crystal layer (112). Electrodes (104,106) apply a variable voltage across the liquid crystal layer (112) which has a twisted liquid crystal structure and is arranged for operation in surface switching mode with first and second regions (112a,112b) of the liquid crystal layer (112) adjacent the alignment layers (108,110) being mutually optically de-coupled so as to define, within the liquid crystal layer in use, a pair of separate, active optical retarders having mutually inclined optic axes.
摘要:
A surface mode liquid crystal device is made by forming a cell (1) containing a mixture of a liquid crystal (7) and a pre-polymer. An electric field is applied across the cell (1) to arrange the liquid crystal (7) in a predetermined surface mode state, such as the V state in the case of a pi-cell configuration. The liquid crystal (7) is held in this state by the field while the pre-polymer is polymerised or cross-linked, for instance by ultraviolet irradiation. The electric field is then removed. The polymer stabilises the predetermined surface mode state, for instance preventing relaxation of the V state to the twist or splay state in the pi-cell configuration.
摘要:
A ferroelectric liquid crystal device comprises a layer of ferroelectric liquid crystal material contained between a pair of substrates (12,20), a first plurality of electrodes (16) and a second plurality of electrodes (22) defining a plurality of addressable liquid crystal pixels. A driving arrangement is provided for applying a first signal (Strobe) in succession to the first plurality of electrodes (16) and for applying a plurality of second signals (Data) simultaneously to the second plurality of electrodes (22). The plurality of second signals are arranged to comprise non-rectangular wave signals which have a lower harmonic content than a rectangular wave. Non-uniform heating of the device as a result of the application of the second signals (Data) is reduced with consequent improvement in device performance.
摘要:
An addressable matrix display comprises an addressable matrix of pixels, a first set of electrode tracks 4 on one side of the matrix and a second set of electrode tracks 5 on the other side of the matrix. The sets of electrode tracks 4 and 5 cross one another at the locations of the pixels, and the pixels are switchable by the application of respective switching waveforms to the electrode tracks 4 and 5. Furthermore at least one of the electrode tracks 4 and 5 has a resistance which varies along the length of the electrode track in order to provide increased temperature uniformity over the display due to power dissipation during switching by the switching waveforms applied to the electrode tracks 4 and 5. More particularly the resistance R middle in an intermediate section of the electrode track is greater than the resistance R end in two end sections of the electrode track.
摘要:
A liquid crystal display comprises glass cell walls 1 and 2 on which are formed alignment layers 3 and 4. The cell is filled with liquid crystal material, such as FLC material. Chemical bonds are formed between the alignment layers 3 and 4 and the adjacent liquid crystal layers so that the liquid crystal layers are bonded to the alignment layers 3 and 4 in order to increase resistance to mechanical damage.