Liquid crystal modulator with ultra-wide dynamic range and adjustable driving voltage

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 13168-13174

  Wang, Xing Jun ^a   Huang, Zhang Di ^a   Feng, Jing ^a   Chen, Xiang Fei ^a   Liang, Xiao ^b   Lu, Yan Qing ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DRIVING VOLTAGES; HIGH-SPEED MODULATOR; INFRARED SCENE PROJECTION; INTENSITY MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATORS; QUARTER WAVE-PLATE; REFLECTIVE TYPE; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS;

MODULATORS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 50049126116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.013168     Document Type: Article

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