Adaptive lenses based on liquid crystals

Journal of Optical Technology (A Translation of Opticheskii Zhurnal)

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 563-573

  Nevskaya, G E ^a   Tomilin, M G ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE MARINE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b ITMO UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ADAPTIVE LENS; RESPONSE RATE; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; UNPOLARIZED LIGHT;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 57749169754     PISSN: 10709762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOT.75.000563     Document Type: Article

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