Integrated liquid-crystal switch for both TE and TM modes: Proposal and design

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3303-3308

  Wang, Qian ^a   Farrell, Gerald ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

POLARIZATION COMBINER; POLARIZATION SPLITTER; SWITCHABLE POLARIZATION CONVERTERS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 36949032534     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.003303     Document Type: Article

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