Polarization-multiplexed diffractive optical elements with liquid-crystal displays

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4049-4052

  Davis, Jeffrey A ^a   Evans, Garrett H ^a   Moreno, Ignacio ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL ENCRYPTION; OPTICAL SYSTEM; PHASE PLATES; PIXELS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 22144435151     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.004049     Document Type: Article

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