Diffraction from holographic gratings in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals recorded by means of polarization light patterns

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1821-1826

  Cipparrone, G ^a   Mazzulla, A ^a   Russo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; HOLOGRAPHY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0035604634     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001821     Document Type: Article

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