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Title: Gradient index liquid crystal devices and method of fabrication thereof

Abstract

Laser beam apodizers using cholesteric liquid crystals provides soft edge profile by use of two separate cholesteric liquid crystal mixtures with different selective reflection bands which in an overlap region have a gradient index where reflectivity changes as a function of position. The apodizers can be configured as a one-dimensional beam apod INTRODUCTION The U.S. government has rights in the invention under Contract No. DE-FC03-85DP40200 between the University of Rochester and the Department of Energy.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Rochester, NY
  2. Pittsford, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868044
Patent Number(s):
5061046
Assignee:
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
DOE Contract Number:  
FC03-85DP40200
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
gradient; index; liquid; crystal; devices; method; fabrication; laser; beam; apodizers; cholesteric; crystals; provides; soft; edge; profile; separate; mixtures; selective; reflection; bands; overlap; region; reflectivity; changes; function; position; configured; one-dimensional; apod; introduction; government; rights; contract; de-fc03-85dp40200; university; rochester; department; energy; gradient index; liquid crystals; laser beam; liquid crystal; selective reflection; cholesteric liquid; crystal devices; crystal device; /349/

Citation Formats

Lee, Jae-Cheul, and Jacobs, Stephen. Gradient index liquid crystal devices and method of fabrication thereof. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Lee, Jae-Cheul, & Jacobs, Stephen. Gradient index liquid crystal devices and method of fabrication thereof. United States.
Lee, Jae-Cheul, and Jacobs, Stephen. Tue . "Gradient index liquid crystal devices and method of fabrication thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868044.
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abstractNote = {Laser beam apodizers using cholesteric liquid crystals provides soft edge profile by use of two separate cholesteric liquid crystal mixtures with different selective reflection bands which in an overlap region have a gradient index where reflectivity changes as a function of position. The apodizers can be configured as a one-dimensional beam apod INTRODUCTION The U.S. government has rights in the invention under Contract No. DE-FC03-85DP40200 between the University of Rochester and the Department of Energy.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
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