Integrated optics using smectic and nematic liquid crystals

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 344, Issue , 2006, Pages 247-254

  D'Alessandro, Antonio ^a   Beccherelli, Romeo ^b   Bellini, Bob ^a   Manolis, Ilias G ^a   Asquini, Rita ^a   Donisi, Domenico ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Section of Rome

Author keywords

Ferroelectric liquid crystals; Integrated optics; Optical switches; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; INTEGRATED OPTIC DEVICES; LIQUID CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDES;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 36248986084     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1080/00150190600968389     Document Type: Conference Paper

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