Optimization of refractive liquid crystal lenses using an efficient multigrid simulation

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 11159-11165

  Milton, Harry ^a   Brimicombe, Paul ^a   Morgan, Philip ^a   Gleeson, Helen ^a   Clamp, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ULTRAVISION CLPL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; IN-PLANE ELECTRODES; INSULATION THICKNESS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION;

LENSES;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIQUID CRYSTAL; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; REFRACTOMETRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LENSES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 84861120401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.011159     Document Type: Article

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