Polarization holographic element using an azobenzene polymer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5622, Issue PART 2, 2004, Pages 556-559

  Martinez Ponce, G ^a   Solano, C ^a   Calixto, S ^a   Nikolova, L ^b   Todorov, T ^b   Petrova, T ^b   Tomova, N ^b   Dragostinova, V ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY OF OPTICAL STORAGE AND PROCESSING OF INFORMATION   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Azobenzene polymers; Holographic optical elements (HOE); Polarization sensitive devices

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; FREQUENCIES; LENSES; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; POLARIZATION; POLYMERS; THIN FILMS;

AZOBENZENE POLYMERS; LIGHT ELLIPTICITY; POLARIZATION SENSITIVE DEVICES; SPATIAL MODULATION;

HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS;

EID: 17644419264     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.590894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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