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Teach
With
Bigshot
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Illustrations
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| Figure 1: Bigshot's liquid crystal display |
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| Figure 2: Wave nature of light |
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| Figure 3: Polarized and unpolarized light |
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| Figure 4: A vertical polarizer only permits vertically polarized light to pass through |
Polarizer 1
Polarizer 2
Light Source
Angle of Polarizer 1
Angle of Polarizer 2
Figure 5a
Figure 5b
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| Figure 5: Controlling the brightness of light using two polarizers |
Electric Field
No Electric Field
Electric Field Strength
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| Figure 6: In-plane-switching of liquid crystals |
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| Figure 7: Effect of liquid crystals on light polarization |
Liquid Crystal
Light Source
Front Polarizer
Back Polarizer
Glass Substrate
Electrode
Pixel Brightness
Electrode Voltage
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| Figure 8: Structure and working of an LCD pixel |
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| Figure 9: An LCD under a magnifying glass reveals that each pixel is made of R,G and B sub-pixels |
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