Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 37, Issue 7, 726002(2017)

Optimal Design for Broadband Polarization State Analyzer of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal

Li Jianxin*, Liu Qin, Zhou Jianqiang, Bai Caixun, Xu Yixuan, Yuan Heng, and Liu Jie
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    Li Jianxin, Liu Qin, Zhou Jianqiang, Bai Caixun, Xu Yixuan, Yuan Heng, Liu Jie. Optimal Design for Broadband Polarization State Analyzer of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(7): 726002

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    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Feb. 24, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 10, 2017

    The Author Email: Jianxin Li (ljx@vip.163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201737.0726002

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