Highly efficient liquid crystal based diffraction grating induced by polarization holograms at the aligning surfaces

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Provenzano, C ^a   Pagliusi, P ^a   Cipparrone, G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; AZO DYES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HOLOGRAPHY; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION; POLYIMIDES;

ALIGNING LAYERS; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; NEMATIC CELL; POLARIZATION HOLOGRAMS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 33748983207     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2355456     Document Type: Article

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