Optically switchable biphotonic gratings based on dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 26, 2007, Pages

  Yeh, H C ^a   Chen, G H ^a   Lee, C R ^a   Mo, T S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DYES; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHTING; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

BIPHOTONIC GRATINGS; INTERFERENCE FIELD; LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS; PERIODIC DISTRIBUTION; POLARIZED RED BEAMS;

LIQUID FILMS;

EID: 34547292456     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2752110     Document Type: Article

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