Development of photopolymer-liquid crystal composite materials for dynamic hologram applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2152, Issue , 1994, Pages 303-313

  Sutherland, Richard L ^a   Natarajan, Lalgudi V ^a   Tondiglia, Vincent P ^a   Bunning, Timothy J ^b   Adams, W Wade ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALLITES; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EFFICIENCY; HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

ANGULAR SELECTIVITY; DYNAMIC HOLOGRAMS; ECONOMICAL FABRICATION; HOLOGRAPHIC MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOPOLYMER-LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; SINGLE-STEP PROCESS;

HOLOGRAMS;

EID: 85075572850     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.178085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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