Model-free method for measuring the full Jones matrix of reflective liquid-crystal displays

Christian Kohler; Tobias Haist; Wolfgang Osten

doi:10.1117/1.3119309

1 April 2009 Model-free method for measuring the full Jones matrix of reflective liquid-crystal displays

Christian Kohler, Tobias Haist, Wolfgang Osten

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 48, Issue 4, 044002 (April 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3119309

Abstract

We present a method for measuring all eight parameters (including the signs) of the Jones matrices of liquid-crystal displays. The method can be applied to measure the Jones matrices for all addressable gray levels thus delivering the specifications needed for calculating characteristic curves for arbitrary input and output polarizations. Unlike other approaches, we do not rely on a physical model of the LCD. Thus, it is possible to measure the Jones matrices of a more complex optical system in one step (e.g., when a reflective LCD is used in combination with a beamsplitter). Though the method presented is, in principle, applicable for transmissive and reflective LCDs, calculations and experiments are only shown using the example of a reflective liquid-crystal-on-silicon display.

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Christian Kohler, Tobias Haist, and Wolfgang Osten "Model-free method for measuring the full Jones matrix of reflective liquid-crystal displays," Optical Engineering 48(4), 044002 (1 April 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3119309

Published: 1 April 2009

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