Optical characteristics of liquid-crystal microlenses with planar and hybrid orientation of a nematic

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 687-690

  Gvozdarev, A Yu ^a   Nevskaya, G E ^a  

^a NOVOSIBIRSK STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOTROPIC ORIENTATION;

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

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0141758344     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.68.000687     Document Type: Article

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