Polarization-independent liquid crystal phase modulator using a thin polymer-separated double-layered structure

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 8746-8752

  Lin, Yi Hsin ^a   Ren, Hongwen ^a   Wu, Yung Hsun ^a   Zhao, Yue ^b   Fang, Jiyu ^b   Ge, Zhibing ^a   Wu, Shin Tson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE MODULATION; PLASTIC FILMS;

GLASS SEPARATORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL (LC) LAYERS; PHASE MODULATORS; POLYMER FILMS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 27544478645     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.008746     Document Type: Article

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