Polarization-independent liquid crystal lens based on axially symmetric photoalignment

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2294-2300

  Fuh, Andy Y G ^a   Ko, Shih Wei ^a   Huang, Shu Hao ^a   Chen, Yan Yu ^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

ALIGNMENT; LIQUID FILMS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PLASTIC FILMS; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AXIALLY SYMMETRIC; FOCAL LENGTHS; LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS; LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS; PHOTO-ALIGNMENT; POLARIZATION-INDEPENDENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LENSES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 79851505346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.002294     Document Type: Article

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