Three-dimensional simulations of light propagation in periodic liquid-crystal microstructures

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 5346-5356

  Kriezis, Emmanouil E ^a   Newton, Christopher J P ^b   Spiller, Timothy P ^b   Elston, Steve J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036711899     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.005346     Document Type: Article

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