Reflective liquid crystal polarization gratings with high efficiency and small pitch

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7050, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Komanduri, Ravi K ^a   Oh, Chulwoo ^a   Escuti, Michael J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid crystal; Polarization gratings; Reflective

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HOLOGRAMS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION; POWDERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

APPLICATIONS.; DIFFRACTION ANGLES; DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENTS; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; HOLOGRAM EFFICIENCIES; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLARIZATION GRATINGS; LOW VOLTAGES; POLARIZATION CONTRASTS; POLARIZATION GRATINGS; RED LIGHTS; REFLECTIVE; SMALL PITCHES; SWITCHABLE; SWITCHING TIMES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 55549123880     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.795529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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