A finite element beam propagation method for simulation of liquid crystal devices

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 10895-10909

  Vanbrabant, Pieter J M ^a   Beeckman, Jeroen ^a   Neyts, Kristiaan ^a   James, Richard ^b   Fernandez, F Anibal ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ANISOTROPIC OPTICAL MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; MICROMETER SCALE; NEAR-FIELD DIFFRACTION; OPTICAL FIELD; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; UNIAXIAL MEDIUM;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LASER; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LASERS; LIGHT; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 67649261930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.010895     Document Type: Article

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