Optimal design of broadband linear polarization converters/switches

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-50

  Wang, Qian ^a   Farrell, Gerald ^a   Freir, Thomas ^a   She, Jun ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Linear polarization converters; Liquid crystals; Simulated annealing; Switches

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FILMS; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION METHOD; LINEAR POLARIZATION CONVERTERS; WAVELENGTH;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 12344315784     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/7/1/007     Document Type: Article

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