Investigating electro-optical properties of a nematic liquid crystal cell with planar anchoring boundary condition for various thicknesses: A Monte Carlo study

EMÜL Y., Polat Ö., San S. E., Kayacan Ö., Özbek H.

Optical Materials, vol.36, no.8, pp.1373-1377, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.optmat.2014.03.034
  • Journal Name: Optical Materials
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1373-1377
  • Keywords: Nematic liquid crystal cell, Monte Carlo simulation, Anchoring effect, Cell thickness
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and the Mueller matrix formalism were applied to investigate electro optical properties of a LC cell with planar boundary conditions for various thicknesses. Field dependent global order parameter and the optical transmissions were analyzed in common. Three characteristic regions of the periodicity of optical transmissions as a function of polarizer angle and the external field were identified. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.