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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 37, Issue 9, 1132(2022)

Fabrication of liquid crystal optical elements based on SLM projection splicing technology

Li-hong YU¹, Dong SHEN¹, and Zhi-gang ZHENG^1,2、*

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¹College of Physics， East China University of Science and Technology， Shanghai 200237， China

²College of Materials Science and Engineering， East China University of Science and Technology， Shanghai 200237， China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Apr. 28, 2022

Accepted: --

Published Online: Sep. 14, 2022

The Author Email: Zhi-gang ZHENG (zgzheng@ecust.edu.cn)

DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2022-0153

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