Low-coherence interference microscopy using a ferro-electric liquid crystal phase-modulator

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2512-2516

  Roy, Maitreyee ^a   Sheppard, Colin J R ^b   Hariharan, Parameswaran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; FERROELECTRICITY; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROMACHINING; PHASE SHIFT;

COHERENCE GATINGS; FERRO-ELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (FLC); GEOMETRIC PHASE MODULATORS (GPM); PIXELS;

PHASE MODULATION;

EID: 2942716833     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.002512     Document Type: Article

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