Systems and methods for providing an electrical waveform to a pi-cell polarization switch. The electrical waveform may reduce/limit ion accumulation in and/or light leakage associated with the polarization switch. The electrical waveform may include multiple segments, e.g., a first segment may drive the polarization switch to a first polarization state and may be defined by a first portion having a first voltage level and a first polarity and a second portion having the first voltage level and a second polarity opposite the first polarity and a second segment, occurring after the first segment, that may drive the polarization switch to the second polarization state. The second segment may be defined by a second voltage level having the first polarity. An absolute value of the first voltage level may be greater than an absolute value of the second voltage level.