Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 17, 1700007(2021)

Research Progress in Liquid Crystal Optical Phased Array Technology

Qi Wang1、**, Xufeng Gao1, Dawei Zhang1, and Jun Huang2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optics-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optics System, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Science and Technology on Complex Aviation Systems Simulation Laboratory, Beijing 100076, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Reviews

    Received: Aug. 31, 2020

    Accepted: Oct. 29, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 8, 2021

    The Author Email: Wang Qi (shelly3030@163.com), Huang Jun (huangjun_hk@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1700007

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