Adjustable liquid-crystal microlenses with homeotropic orientation

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 682-686

  Gvozdarev, A Yu ^a   Nevskaya, G E ^a   Yudin, I B ^a  

^a NOVOSIBIRSK STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOTROPIC ORIENTATION;

DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0141646500     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.68.000682     Document Type: Article

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