Polarization insensitive imaging through polarization gratings

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1817-1830

  Nersisyan, Sarik R ^a   Tabiryan, Nelson V ^a   Hoke, Landa ^b   Steeves, Diane M ^b   Kimball, Brian ^b  

^a BEAM ENGINEERING FOR ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS CO   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; LASER BEAMS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION;

DIFFRACTION BANDS; DIFFRACTIVE PROPERTIES; HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGES; OPTICAL SWITCHING APPLICATIONS; PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT; POLARIZATION GRATINGS; POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; RADIATION WAVELENGTH;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 59749100822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.001817     Document Type: Article

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