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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 39, Issue 5, 629(2024)

Liquid crystal polarization volume gratings and their applications in augmented reality waveguide displays

Ziyan BAI1,2,3、**, Wenfeng CAI1,2,3, Ming CHENG1,2,3, Shun LAN4, Delai KONG1,2,3, Jian SHEN4, Mengjia CEN1,2,3, Yuan CHEN4, and Yanjun LIU1,2,3、*
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  • 1Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering，Southern University of Science and Technology，Shenzhen 518055，China
  • 2Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for High Resolution Light Field Display and Technology，Southern University of Science and Technology，Shenzhen 518055，China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacture Technology，Southern University of Science and Technology，Shenzhen 518055，China
  • 4Sunny OmniLight NanoOptics Information Technology Co.‍‍ Ltd.，Shanghai 201315，China
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    Ziyan BAI, Wenfeng CAI, Ming CHENG, Shun LAN, Delai KONG, Jian SHEN, Mengjia CEN, Yuan CHEN, Yanjun LIU. Liquid crystal polarization volume gratings and their applications in augmented reality waveguide displays[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2024, 39(5): 629

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 21, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2024

    The Author Email: Yanjun LIU (12232169@mail.sustech.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0031

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