Liquid crystal displays

Objectives:

1. To develop next generation LCD TVs.

2. To invent polarizer-free reflective displays.

3. To develop new transflective displays for cell phones.

4. To optimize liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) panel designs for projection displays.

Accomplishments:

1. Invented new LC modes with high transmittance, wide viewing angle, fast response time and weak color dispersion.

2. Invented transflective LCDs with high reflectance and high transmittance.

3. Demonstrated a polarizer-free and fast response LCD using dual-frequency LC gel.

4. Developed 2D and 3D finite element and FDTD methods for simulating static and dynamic response of liquid crystal displays.

5. Investigated fringing field and diffraction effects of LCoS panels.

Team Members: Dr. Robert Lu, Dr. Zhibing Ge, Meizi Jiao, Yan Li, and Linghui Rao.