Azobenzene liquid crystal polymer-based membrane and cantilever optical systems

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 15736-15746

  Serak, Svetlana V ^a   Tabiryan, Nelson V ^a   White, Timothy J ^b   Bunning, Timothy J ^b  

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

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; DEFORMATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NANOCANTILEVERS;

AZOBENZENE LIQUID CRYSTALS; DEFORMABLE MEMBRANES; LASER BEAM STEERING; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE; MACROSCOPIC SHAPES; OPTICAL ARCHITECTURES; REFERENCE BEAMS; SURFACE-INITIATED;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 69949107616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.015736     Document Type: Article

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