Examination into the maximum rotational frequency for an in-plane switched active waveplate device

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1470-1477

  Davidson, A J ^a   Elston, S J ^a   Raynes, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTATION; VISCOSITY;

DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPY; ROTATIONAL FREQUENCY; TWIST CONFIGURATION; WAVEPLATE DEVICES;

NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

EID: 24144464256     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/9/022     Document Type: Article

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