Simplified spectropolarimetry using reactive mesogen polarization gratings

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6302, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Escuti, Michael J ^a   Oh, Chulwoo ^a   Sánchez, Carlos ^b   Bastiaansen, Cees ^c   Broer, Dirk J ^c,d  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyperspectral; Liquid crystals; Multispectral; Polarimetry; Polarization grating; Reactive mesogens; Spectropolarimetry

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECTROMETRY;

MULTISPECTRAL; POLARIZATION GRATINGS; REACTIVE MESOGENS; SPECTROPOLARIMETRY; STOKES PARAMETERS;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 33750551521     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.681447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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