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Normally transparent smart window with haze enhancement via inhomogeneous alignment surface

Cuiling MengState Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Man Chun TsengState Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaView further author information
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Shu Tuen TangState Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaView further author information
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Chen Xiang ZhaoState Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaView further author information
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Sze Yan YeungState Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaView further author information
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Hoi Sing KwokState Key Laboratory on Advanced Displays and Optoelectronics Technologies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaView further author information
Pages 484-491 | Received 05 May 2018, Accepted 31 Jul 2018, Published online: 22 Aug 2018

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