Polarization selective computer-generated holograms realized in glass by femtosecond laser induced nanogratings

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3785-3791

  Cai, Wenjian ^a   Libertun, Ariel R ^a   Piestun, Rafael ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSED SILICA; GLASS; HOLOGRAMS; POLARIZATION; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAMS; ENCODING METHODS; GUIDED-WAVE DEVICES; NANO-GRATINGS; PHASE FUNCTIONS; PHASE RETARDATION; VISIBLE LIGHT; WRITING PROCESS;

COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAPHY;

EID: 33847786228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.003785     Document Type: Article

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