Light Polarization by Cholesteric Layers

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 5189-5194

  Huck, Nina P M ^a   Staupe, Ilja ^a   Thirouard, Alexandre ^a   De Boer, Dick K G ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bragg reflection; Cholesteric liquid crystal; Ellipticity of light; Light guide; Stokes parameters

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHTING; MIRRORS;

BRAGG REFLECTORS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0142043941     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.42.5189     Document Type: Article

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