Operational modes of a ferroelectric LCoS modulator for displaying binary polarization, amplitude, and phase diffraction gratings

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2903-2914

  Antonio, Martínez García ^a   Moreno, Ignacio ^a   María, M Sánchez López ^a   Pascuala, García Martínez ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINS; CHROMATIC DISPERSION; DIFFRACTION; DISPLAY DEVICES; FERROELECTRICITY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODULATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SHIFT; POLARIZATION;

BINARY PHASE MODULATIONS; BINARY POLARIZATION; DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYERS; OPERATING WAVELENGTH; PHASE DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; POLARIZATION STATE;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

IRON DERIVATIVE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION;

IRON COMPOUNDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; SILICON;

EID: 67249160685     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.002903     Document Type: Article

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