Computing the Liquid Crystal Director Field in Optical Phased Arrays

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Optical phased arrays using birefringent liquid crystals can efficiently steer a laser communication beam to a small angle. The algorithm presented derives a thickness for the liquid crystal cell and computes a sequence of voltages for the device electrodes that best deflects the beam. (C) 2004 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
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Article
Publication Date
2004-04-01
Publication Title
Optical Engineering
Volume
43
Issue
4
First Page
924
Last Page
932
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Copyright 2004 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.1666821.
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Barrick, G., Bos, P., Titus, C., & Winker, B. (2004). Computing the Liquid Crystal Director Field in Optical Phased Arrays (1–). Optical Engineering. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/983
Barrick, George, Philip Bos, Charles Titus, and Bruce Winker. 2004. “Computing the Liquid Crystal Director Field in Optical Phased Arrays”. Optical Engineering. https://oaks.kent.edu/node/983.
Barrick, George, et al. Computing the Liquid Crystal Director Field in Optical Phased Arrays. Optical Engineering, 1 Apr. 2004, https://oaks.kent.edu/node/983.