Polarization gratings with surface relief in dyed gelatin and their postdevelopment diffraction

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2122-2128

  Martinez Ponce, Geminiano ^a   Solano, Cristina ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DYES; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHASE MODULATION; VISCOSITY;

POLARIZATION GRATINGS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0036307535     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.002122     Document Type: Article

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