Polarization holography

Polarization Holography

Volumn 9780521509756, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-248

  Nikolova, L ^a   Ramanujam, P S ^b  

^a CENTRAL LABORATORY OF OPTICAL STORAGE AND PROCESSING OF INFORMATION   (Bulgaria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; HOLOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; REVIEWS;

ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL; BASIC CONCEPTS; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL STORAGE; POLARIZATION HOLOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION PROPERTIES; PROPAGATION OF LIGHTS;

HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS;

EID: 84929752752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511581489     Document Type: Book

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