Variable diffraction gratings using nanoporous electrodes and electrophoresis of dye ions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6645, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hrudey, P C P ^a   Martinuk, M A ^a   Mossman, M A ^a   Van Popta, A C ^b   Brett, M J ^b   Huizinga, J S ^c   Whitehead, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption; Beam steering; Diffraction gratings; Electrophoresis; Fresnel zone plates; Modulation; Nanostructures; Porous coatings; Total internal reflection

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DYES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS;

DYE IONS; FRESNEL ZONE PLATES; NANOPOROUS ELECTRODES;

IONS;

EID: 42149133863     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.734289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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