Liquid crystal devices for photonic switching applications: State of the art and future developments

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 398, Issue , 2003, Pages 207-221

  D'Alessandro, A ^a   Asquini, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical switches; Surface stabilised ferroelectric liquid crystals

Indexed keywords

HIGH DEFINITION CABLE TV; LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL CROSSCONNECTS; SURFACE STABILIZED FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; TELEVISION; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 3042682998     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400390221682     Document Type: Article

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