Syllabus data

Academic year
2025Year
Term
Second Semester
Course title
Information Display Engineering
Class type
Lecture
Course title (ENG)
Information Display Engineering
Class code・Class name・Teaching forms
Z1000004 Information Display Engineering
Instructor
TAKAHASHI Taiju
Credits
2.0Credits
Day and Time
Sat.2Period
Campus
Hachioji Remote
Location

Relationship between diploma policies and this course
A) A high degree of specialized expertise 100%
B) The skills to use science and technology 0%
C) The ability to conduct research independently, knowledge pertaining to society and occupations, and sense of ethics required of engineers and researchers 0%
D) Creative skills in specific areas of specialization 0%
Goals and objectives
Learn about the electro-optical characteristics of liquid crystals as the foundation of LCD and its theoretical analysis method.
We study about the continuum theory by F.C. Frank for liquid crystals. And, learn the propagation theory of light waves in an anisotropic medium and how to apply it to the characterization analysis of LCD.
*Students can develop continuum theory and create a numerical analysis model in order to obtain a director distribution of a simple liquid crystal cell.
*Students understand the distinctions of various optical calculations and understand the optical calculation methods using LC director distribution.
*Students understand what each physical property constant of the LC represents.
*Students understand the measurement method and conditions of LC cell parameters. Furthermore, they understand the characteristics of each measurement method.
Prerequisites
Understand concepts such as dielectric constant and refractive index that are learned by electromagnetics.
Understand the properties of AC and DC.
Solving simple differential equations.
Method Using AL・ICT
Not used

Class schedule
1. History Displays
2. Various types of displays-1
 CRTs
3. Various types of displays-2
 PDPs
4. Liquid crystal and its application to display-1
 Characteristics of LC materials, Display modes of LCD
5. Liquid crystal and its application to display-2
 Display modes of LCD, For color display, High response LCDs
6. Basics of color theory (Chromaticity diagram)
7. Basic of variational principle(Euler-Lagrange equation)
8. The continuum theory by F.C. Frank for liquid crystals
9. Analysis of static LC director distribution (For computer simulations)
10. Fundamentals of light propagation in a planar medium with optical anisotropy
  Jones Matrix
11. Fundamentals of light propagation in a planar medium with optical anisotropy
  Stokes parameter and Poincare sphere
12. Physical constants measurement method for nematic LC materials
13. Parameter measurement methods for LC cells
14. Review of learning contents

Evaluation
Presentation, Reporting assignments, and Attendance rate
It is necessary that the level of your presentation and the contents of the report are sufficiently conveyed to other class mates and the teacher.
Feedback for students
Judge the degree of understanding of the students from the contents of the submissions such as assignments, and give additional explanations as necessary.

Textbooks
Especially, a specific textbook is not assigned.
Reference materials
A specific study guide is not assigned.

Office hours and How to contact teachers for questions
Tue. 17:30-21:00
5-704 at Hachioji
Questions can also be accepted by email.
Contact information is provided in the lecture documents.
Message for students

Course by professor with work experience
Not applicable
Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable

Teaching profession course
Electrical Engineering and Electronics Program