Polarization converters based on axially symmetric twisted nematic liquid crystal

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 3601-3607

  Ko, Shih Wei ^a   Ting, Chi Lun ^a   Fuh, Andy Y G ^a   Lin, Tsung Hsien ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION;

AXIALLY SYMMETRIC; CIRCULAR POLARIZED; LINEAR POLARIZED LIGHT; PHOTO-ALIGNMENT; POLARIZATION CONVERTERS; POLARIZED LIGHT; SIMULATION RESULT; TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; WAVEPLATES;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; REFRACTOMETRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 77149146489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.003601     Document Type: Article

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