Physical mechanism for flat-to-lenticular lens conversion in homogeneous liquid crystal cell with periodically undulated electrode

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 864-869

  Na, Jun Hee ^a   Park, Seung Chul ^a   Kim, Se Um ^a   Choi, Yoonseuk ^b   Lee, Sin Doo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS;

FLAT SURFACES; HOMOGENEOUS LIQUIDS; IN-PLANE COMPONENTS; LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS; OUT-OF-PLANE COMPONENTS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; PLANARIZATION LAYERS; SURFACE LAYERS; TUNABILITIES;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; INSTRUMENTATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLOMETRY; PERIODICITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LENSES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OPTICAL DEVICES; OSCILLOMETRY; PERIODICITY;

EID: 84855964006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.000864     Document Type: Article

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