Optical vectorial vortex coronagraphs using liquid crystal polymers: Theory, manufacturing and laboratory demonstration

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1902-1918

  Mawet, D ^a   Serabyn, E ^a   Liewer, K ^a   Hanot, Ch ^a,c   McEldowney, S ^b   Shemo, D ^b   O'Brien, N ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; TOPOLOGY;

ANGULAR SEPARATION; BIREFRINGENCE DISTRIBUTION; GEOMETRICAL PHASE; LABORATORY DEMONSTRATIONS; PROTOTYPE DEVICES; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES; UNPOLARIZED LIGHT; WAVEFRONT ABERRATIONS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 59749094187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.001902     Document Type: Article

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