Characterization of optically imprinted polarization gratings

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 4062-4067

  Nersisyan, Sarik R ^a   Tabiryan, Nelson V ^a   Steeves, Diane M ^b   Kimball, Brian R ^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; HOLOGRAPHY; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; IMPRINTING PROCESS; IMPRINTING TECHNIQUE; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; LINEAR POLARIZED LIGHT; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; POLARIZATION GRATINGS; POLARIZATION PATTERNS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 68149178629     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.004062     Document Type: Article

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