An Adaptive Microlens Formed by Homeotropic Aligned Liquid Crystal with Positive Dielectric Anisotropy

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 331, Issue , 1999, Pages 235-243

  Scharf, Toralf ^a   Fontannaz, Joël ^a   Bouvier, Manuel ^a   Grupp, Joachim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b ASULAB   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Homeotropic alignment; Liquid crystal; Microlens; Optical properties; Polarisation insensitive

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347662413     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259908047521     Document Type: Article

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