Nonmechanical beam steering using spatial multiplexing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3131, Issue , 1997, Pages 156-164

  Finlan, J Michael ^a   Flood, Kevin M ^a   Gerard, Mary E ^a   Lehman Jr , John G ^a  

^a LSA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Beamsplitters; Diamond turned lenses; Ferroelectric liquid crystals; Infrared optics; Nonmechanical beam steering; Polarization; Spatial multiplexing

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DIAMONDS; FERROELECTRICITY; HYBRID SYSTEMS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LENSES; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; POLARIZATION; RADAR; STEERING;

BEAMSPLITTERS; DIAMOND-TURNED LENSES; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; INFRARED OPTICS; NONMECHANICAL BEAM STEERING; SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING;

SCANNING;

EID: 43549114089     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.277744     Document Type: Conference Paper

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