Design and fabrication of a projection display using optically addressed polymer-dispersed liquid crystal light valves

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 656-669

  Kikuchi, Hiroshi ^a   Fujii, Takanori ^a   Kawakita, Masahiro ^a   Fujikake, Hideo ^a   Takizawa, Kuniharu ^a,b  

^a NHK SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL FILMS; POLYMERS; PROJECTION SYSTEMS; SCHLIEREN SYSTEMS;

HIGH BRIGHTNESS; HIGH DEFINITION; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OPTICALLY ADDRESSED LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT VALVE; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL; SCHLIEREN OPTICS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 0033751769     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602411     Document Type: Article

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