Modeling light propagation in liquid crystal devices with a 3-D full-vector finite-element beam propagation method

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 733-748

  Ziogos, Giannis D ^a   Kriezis, Emmanouil E ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Liquid crystals; Mixed finite elements

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY ORIENTATIONS; CRYSTAL FIBERS; ELECTRIC FIELD COMPONENTS; FINITE ELEMENTS; HOMEOTROPIC; LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; MIXED FINITE ELEMENTS; MODELING LIGHT PROPAGATION; MULTI DOMAINS; OPTICAL DIELECTRIC TENSORS; SIMULATION TECHNIQUES;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 59449096184     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-008-9261-2     Document Type: Article

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