Dual-operation-mode liquid crystal lens

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 20860-20865

  Huang, Chi Yen ^a   Huang, Yi Jen ^a   Tseng, Yao Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; POLYPROPYLENES; SILICA;

DOPED SILICAS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOTION; HYBRID ALIGNED NEMATIC; LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS; OPERATION MODE; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SILICA NETWORKS; SUBSTRATE SURFACE;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

GLASS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER; LIQUID CRYSTAL; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; VISCOSITY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLASS; LASERS; LENSES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TIN COMPOUNDS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70749145201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.020860     Document Type: Article

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