Efficient polarization converter for projection displays

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 25, 1997, Pages 6453-6457

  Yip, W C ^a   Huang, H C ^a   Kwok, H S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Achromatic polarization rotator; Projection displays; Twisted nematic liquid crystal

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009966966     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.006453     Document Type: Article

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