Polarization and switching properties of holographic polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal gratings. II. Experimental investigations

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3004-3012

  Sutherland, Richard L ^a   Natarajan, Lalgudi V ^a   Tondiglia, Vince P ^a   Chandra, Suresh ^a   Shepherd, Christina K ^a   Brandelik, Donna M ^a   Siwecki, Stephen A ^a   Bunning, Timothy J ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HOLOGRAPHY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SWITCHING;

LIQUID-CRYSTAL GRATINGS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0037678983     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.003004     Document Type: Article

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