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Electrically and Optically Controlled Light Modulation and Color Switching Using Helix Distortion of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

I. Abdulhalim Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Center for Optoelectronic Computing Systems, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0425
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G. Moddel Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Center for Optoelectronic Computing Systems, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0425
Pages 79-101 | Received 18 Sep 1990, Published online: 04 Oct 2006

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