ELECTRONIC ADDRESSING OF FERROELECTRIC AND FLEXOELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES

摘要

PCT No. PCT/SE86/00476 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 15, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 15, 1987 PCT Filed Oct. 14, 1986 PCT Pub. No. WO87/02495 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 1987.A driving method is provided for arrays of liquid crystal elements having a linear response to an applied electric field, and specifically ferroelectric liquid crystals capable of two surface-stabilized states. The presented schemes write simultaneously both states in one scan of the array, recognizing both the threshold as a critical voltage-time area and keeping this integrated averaged area equal to zero for symmetrically responding pixels. The voltage pulse trains are optimized to intrinsically assure stabilizing rms torques without applying separate holding voltages. Improvements in contrast and frame writing speed are achieved by optimizing driving parameters and scan procedures, such as scanning in loops, in combination with impedance switching.