Polarization-independent tunable optical filters using bilayer polarization gratings

Applied Optics

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3900-3904

  Nicolescu, Elena ^a   Escuti, Michael J ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PASSIVE FILTERS;

ANISOTROPIC DIFFRACTION; INCIDENT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS (LCS); PEAK TRANSMITTANCE; POLARIZATION GRATINGS; POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT; SWITCHABLE POLARIZATION; TUNABLE OPTICAL FILTERS;

POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 77955854987     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.49.003900     Document Type: Article

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