On the use of liquid crystals for adaptive optics

Optical Applications of Liquid Crystals

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 118-147

  Restaino, Sergio R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 85051263017     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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