Liquid–crystal micropolarizer array for polarization–difference imaging

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1291-1296

  Harnett, Cindy K ^a   Craighead, Harold G ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ETCHING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL SENSORS;

POLARIZATION DIFFERENCE IMAGING (PDI);

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0036507814     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.001291     Document Type: Article

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