Sub-millisecond, high stroke phase modulation using polymer network liquid crystals

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 7384-7389

  Love, Gordon D ^a   Kirby, Andrew K ^a   Ramsey, Robert A ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Meadowlark Optics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE MODULATION;

ADDRESSING SCHEME; FAST RESPONSE; LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; PHASE MODULATOR; POLYMER NETWORKS; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 77950204855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.007384     Document Type: Article

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