Displays, 2nd Edition

Contents

List of Tables

Foreword to the Second Edition

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface

CHAPTER 1  ■  Introduction

1.1      DISPLAYS: BIRD’S-EYE VIEW

1.2      MILESTONES OF DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

1.2.1      Early 1400s to Late 1800s: The Optical Era

1.2.2      Late 1800s to Early 1900s: The Electromechanical Era

1.2.3      Early and mid-1900s: The Electronic Era

1.2.4      Late 1900s to Early 2000s: The Digital Era

1.2.5      The Fascination of Three Dimensions

1.3      ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK

CHAPTER 2  ■  Fundamentals of Light

2.1      INTRODUCTION

2.2      ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION

2.3      PRINCIPLES OF LIGHT GENERATION

2.3.1      Thermal Radiation

2.3.1.1      Radiation, Absorption and Efficiency

2.3.2      Applications of Thermal Radiation ...