摘要 |
Method and apparatus for testing of LCD panels is disclosed. An LCD panel under lest (30) may be mounted to a translatable table (40) between polarization state generator (10) and polarization state analyzer (16). For each location on cell (30) to be tested, a variety of known polarization states (22) are launched through the LCD cell (30) and detected by the polarization state analyzer (16). Electrical signals representative of polarization states are acquired by a computer. Within the computer, a model of polarization properties of the LCD cell (30) is developed based on estimations of what the physical parameters of the LCD cell (30) are believed to be. RMS differences between simulated polarization properties and measured polarization properties are minimized by iteratively refining the modeled physical cell properties, at which point cell thickness and other physical parameters of the LCD cell may be deduced. |