Optimal Design for Broadband Polarization State Analyzer of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal

Li Jianxin; Liu Qin; Zhou Jianqiang; Bai Caixun; Xu Yixuan; Yuan Heng; Liu Jie

doi:10.3788/aos201737.0726002

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