Title :
Catastrophic Degradation of Organic Optical Thin Film Components
Author_Institution :
Altran Eur., Brussel
Abstract :
This paper presents a model for the polarizer catastrophic degradation. This specific model links the degradation and failure of the component. A positive feedback mechanism is described. It speeds up the degradation and induces the physical destruction of the polarizer
Keywords :
failure analysis; liquid crystal displays; optical films; optical polarisers; optical polymers; catastrophic degradation; organic optical thin film; polarizer model; positive feedback mechanism; Differential equations; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Glass; Lamps; Optical feedback; Optical films; Optical polarization; Temperature; Thermal degradation; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability Physics Symposium Proceedings, 2006. 44th Annual., IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9498-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9499-2
DOI :
10.1109/RELPHY.2006.251305
