Optical polarization grating induced liquid crystal micro-structure using azo-dye command layer

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 10558-10564

  Presnyakov, Vladimir ^a   Asatryan, Karen ^a   Galstian, Tigran ^a   Chigrinov, Vladimir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION;

CELL SUBSTRATES; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION GRATING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33750698232     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010558     Document Type: Article

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