Switchable reflective lens based on cholesteric liquid crystal

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 9081-9086

  Lee, Jae Ho ^a   Beak, Ji Ho ^a   Kim, Youngsik ^a   Lee, You Jin ^a   Kim, Jae Hoon ^a   Yu, Chang Jae ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; LASER OPTICS;

BRAGG REFLECTION; EXTERNAL VOLTAGES; PLANAR SUBSTRATE; REFLECTIVE LENS; SWITCHABLE; WAVELENGTH SELECTIVITY;

CRYSTAL RESONATORS;

EID: 84899011135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.009081     Document Type: Article

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