Optically induced angular alignment of birefringent micro-objects by linear polarization

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 73, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 3034-3036

  Higurashi, E ^a   Sawada, R ^a   Ito, T ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; LENSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TRANSPARENCY;

BIREFRINGENT MICRO OBJECTS; LINEAR POLARIZATION; OPTICALLY INDUCED ANGULAR ALIGNMENT;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 0032561590     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.122663     Document Type: Article

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