A nematic liquid crystal storage display based on bistable boundary layer configurations
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- 15 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 40 (12) , 1007-1009
Abstract
We describe a new twisted nematic liquid crystal display effect exhibiting bistable equilibrium states under an applied field. Each state is characterized by a boundary layer configuration whose properties provide for optical differentiation of the states. The basic principles, optics, and switching properties of this device are discussed.Keywords
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