Fabrication of electrically controllable microlens array using liquid crystals

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 628-632

  Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Kumar, Satyendra ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic phase separation; Liquid crystal (LC); Memory effect; Microlens array

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NYLON POLYMERS; PHASE SEPARATION;

ANISOTROPIC PHASE SEPARATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL MICROLENS ARRAYS; MICROLENS ARRAY;

MICROLENSES;

EID: 15744382258     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.841254     Document Type: Article

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