Spatial Light Modulators

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 143-157

  Casasent, David ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT OPTICAL DATA PROCESSORS; POCKELS EFFECT; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS;

CRYSTALS, LIQUID - APPLICATIONS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS - APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING - REVIEWS;

LIGHT;

EID: 0017416822     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1977.10439     Document Type: Article

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