Optical free-space multichannel switches composed of liquid-crystal light-modulator arrays and birefringent crystals

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1473-1481

  Noguchi, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CRYSTALS; LENSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

BIREFRINGENT CRYSTALS; FRESNEL LENSLET ARRAYS; LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT MODULATOR ARRAYS; POLARIZING BEAM SPLITTER;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032137348     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.704613     Document Type: Article

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