A Planar Fresnel Lens in Reflection Type Based on Azo-Dye-Doped Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Fabricated by Photo-Alignment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Huang, B.-Y.; Chen, T.-H.; Chen, T.-Y.; Lin, J.-D.; Lin, T.-H.; Kuo, C.-T. A Planar Fresnel Lens in Reflection Type Based on Azo-Dye-Doped Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Fabricated by Photo-Alignment. Polymers 2020, 12, 2972. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122972
Huang B-Y, Chen T-H, Chen T-Y, Lin J-D, Lin T-H, Kuo C-T. A Planar Fresnel Lens in Reflection Type Based on Azo-Dye-Doped Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Fabricated by Photo-Alignment. Polymers. 2020; 12(12):2972. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122972
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Bing-Yau, Ting-Hui Chen, Tzu-Yeh Chen, Jia-De Lin, Tsung-Hsien Lin, and Chie-Tong Kuo. 2020. "A Planar Fresnel Lens in Reflection Type Based on Azo-Dye-Doped Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Fabricated by Photo-Alignment" Polymers 12, no. 12: 2972. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122972