INFLUENCE OF SURFACE ANCHORING AND VISCOSITY UPON THE SWITCHING BEHAVIOR OF TWISTED NEMATIC CELLS

Authors
STELZER J HIRNING R TREBIN HR
Citation
J. Stelzer et al., INFLUENCE OF SURFACE ANCHORING AND VISCOSITY UPON THE SWITCHING BEHAVIOR OF TWISTED NEMATIC CELLS, Journal of applied physics, 74(10), 1993, pp. 6046-6052
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218979
Volume
74
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
6046 - 6052
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(1993)74:10<6046:IOSAAV>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Numerical calculations are presented on the dynamics of twisted chiral nematic cells. We are emphasizing the influence of surface effects on the optical switching behavior. Apart from the anchoring strength we have taken into account viscous effects at the surface by constructing a surface dissipation function. The dynamical light transmission curv e has been determined for different strengths of the surface anchoring and various viscosity parameters by computer simulation.