Spatially resolved phase imaging of a programmable liquid-crystal grating

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 31, 1996, Pages 6236-6240

  Friedman, L J ^a   Hobbs, D S ^a   Lieberman, S ^a   Corkum, D L ^a   Nguyen, H Q ^a   Resler, D P ^a   Sharp, R C ^a   Dorschner, T A ^a  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Optical beam fanout; Optical beam steering; Phase stepping interferometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004598195     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.006236     Document Type: Article

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