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Volumetric light-shaping polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films for mini-LED backlights

Ziqian HeCollege of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAView further author information
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Kun YinCollege of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAView further author information
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En-Lin HsiangCollege of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAView further author information
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Shin-Tson WuCollege of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1458-1463 | Received 09 Dec 2019, Accepted 24 Feb 2020, Published online: 31 Mar 2020

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