Liquid crystal active nanophotonics and plasmonics: From science to devices

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Abdulhalim, Ibrahim ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

glancing angle deposition; liquid crystal alignment; liquid crystal devices; metal nano particles; nanoporous silicon; nanoslits; nanostructured surfaces; nanotubes; plasmonics; quantum dots

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOPHOTONICS; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; PLASMONICS; POROUS MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

GLANCING ANGLE DEPOSITION; LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT; LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES; METAL NANO-PARTICLES; NANO-POROUS SILICON; NANOSLITS; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 84867568575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JNP.6.061001     Document Type: Review

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