Laser Technology, Volume. 43, Issue 4, 442(2019)

Preparation and characteristics of large aperture liquid crystal q-wave-plates

ZHANG Yujiao, GAO Shaohua, SONG Xiao, YU Xuanyi, WANG Jiayi, and ZHANG Xinzheng*
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    ZHANG Yujiao, GAO Shaohua, SONG Xiao, YU Xuanyi, WANG Jiayi, ZHANG Xinzheng. Preparation and characteristics of large aperture liquid crystal q-wave-plates[J]. Laser Technology, 2019, 43(4): 442

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    Received: Oct. 19, 2018

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    Published Online: Jul. 10, 2019

    The Author Email: ZHANG Xinzheng (zxz@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.7510/jgjs.issn.1001-3806.2019.04.002

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