A novel heterodyne polarimeter for the multiple-parameter measurements of twisted nematic liquid crystal cell using a genetic algorithm approach

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 946-951

  Yu, Tsung Chih ^a   Lo, Yu Lung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Heterodyne; Polarization modulation; Twisted nematic liquid crystal (TNLC)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HETERODYNING; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ANGLE EXTRACTION; MULTIPARAMETER MEASUREMENTS; POLARIZATION MODULATION; TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTAL;

POLARIMETERS;

EID: 34247165200     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.890452     Document Type: Article

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