SPICE Modelling of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal on Silicon Micro Displays

S. Smith*, A. J. Walton, I. Underwood, C. Miremont, D. G. Vass, W. J. Hossack, M. Birch, A. Macartney, R. Nicol

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Abstract / Description of output

This paper presents the development of an electrical SPICE model of a Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (FLC) on silicon microdisplay. Previous work has investigated the use of an electro-optical SPICE model to simulate the optical response of an FLC cell to a given electrical signal. However, the design of the backplane drive scheme for the display also requires an accurate model of the electrical load represented by an FLC cell. The model presented here provides a good fit to electrical measurement results and, in addition, can be combined with elements of the electro-optical model to allow the optical response of the cell to be modelled at the same time. This paper also presents results of charge collection current measurements which highlight the differences in the behaviour of the cell when it is switched between positive and negative voltages and then in the other direction.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings Volume 5181, Wave Optics and Photonic Devices for Optical Information Processing II;
PublisherSPIE
Pages144-153
Number of pages10
Volume5181
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2003
EventWave Optics and Photonic Devices for Optical Information Processing II - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 7 Aug 20038 Aug 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherSPIE
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceWave Optics and Photonic Devices for Optical Information Processing II
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period7/08/038/08/03

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal
  • FLC
  • HSPICE
  • LCoS
  • Modelling
  • Optimisation

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