Modeling of the diffraction efficiency and polarization sensitivity for a liquid crystal 2D spatial light modulator for reconfigurable beam steering

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

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2464-2473

  James, Richard ^a   Fernández, F Aníbal ^a   Day, Sally E ^a   Komarčević, Miloš ^b   Crossland, William A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE MODULATION; PIXELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVEFRONTS;

QUARTER-WAVE PLATE; RECONFIGURABLE BEAM STEERING;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 38849100964     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.002464     Document Type: Article

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