A simple method for optically enhancing the small electro-optical effects of fast switching electroclinic liquid crystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3099-3101

  Xu, H ^a   Davey, A B ^a   Wilkinson, T D ^a   Crossland, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; GLASS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIRRORS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

ELECTROCLINIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; FAST SWITCHING LIQUID CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 0032620272     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.124074     Document Type: Article

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