Polarization holographic grating based on azo-dye-doped polymer-ball-type polymer-dispersed liquid crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2590-2594

  Fuh, Andy Ying Guey ^a   Lee, Chia Rong ^a   Mo, Ting Shan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

WRITING BEAMS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0141453142     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002590     Document Type: Article

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