Polarization-independent modulation for projection displays using small-period LC polarization gratings

Journal of the Society for Information Display

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 589-594

  Komanduri, Ravi K ^a   Jones, W Michael ^a   Oh, Chulwoo ^a   Escuti, Michael J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffraction; Liquid crystal; Polarization grating; Polarization independent; Projection display

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND LIGHT; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DIFFRACTION ORDERS; GRATING PERIODS; GREAT-ER; LIGHT VALVES; MAXIMUM CONTRASTS; POLARIZATION GRATING; POLARIZATION GRATINGS; POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT; PROJECTION DISPLAY; PROJECTION DISPLAYS; PROJECTION SCHEMES;

DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODULATION; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; POLARIZATION; POWDERS;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 34547922569     PISSN: 10710922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1889/1.2770860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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