Electro-optic vortex-producing lenses using spiral-shaped ferroelectric domains

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 997-1002

  Cudney, R S ^a   Escamilla, H M ^a   Rios L A ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

FERROELECTRIC DOMAINS; HIGH POWER; INCIDENT BEAMS; INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE; LITHIUM NIOBATE; TRANSPARENCY REGION;

FERROELECTRICITY;

EID: 58449100465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.000997     Document Type: Article

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