Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical elements for wave front shaping in the visible domain: Switchable helical mode generation

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Marrucci, L ^a   Manzo, C ^a   Paparo, D ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LENSES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SWITCHING THEORY; WAVEFRONTS;

ELECTRO-OPTICALLY SWITCHING; LIQUID CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL INFORMATION ENCODING; PANCHARATNAM-BERRY PHASE OPTICAL ELEMENT;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33744806638     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2207993     Document Type: Article

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