Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 7, 20210511(2022)

Research on diffraction characteristics of liquid crystal polarization grating under oblique incidence

Qingquan Zheng1, Chunyang Wang1,2, Zishuo Wang2, Zeng Wang1, and Ding Kang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Ordnance Science and Technology, Xi’an Technological University, Xi’an 710072, China
  • 2College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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    Category: Optical devices

    Received: Dec. 5, 2021

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    Published Online: Dec. 20, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210511

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