Transparent thin film polarizing and optical control systems

AIP Advances

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Tabiryan, Nelson V ^a   Nersisyan, Sarik R ^a   White, Timothy J ^b   Bunning, Timothy J ^b   Steeves, Diane M ^c   Kimball, Brian R ^c  

^a BEAM ENGINEERING FOR ADVANCED MEASUREMENTS CO   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 80052785635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3609965     Document Type: Article

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