Polarization-independent photochromic diffraction in a dye-doped liquid crystal

Optics Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 840-842

  Wang, Yong Jing ^a   Pei, Manlin ^b   Carlisle, Gene O ^c  

^a Phillips Components Inc   (United States)

^b FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA Inc   (United States)

^c WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHASE MODULATION; PHOTOCHROMISM;

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EID: 0038247882     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.28.000840     Document Type: Article

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