Liquid-Crystal Materials for High Peak-Power Laser Applications
- 1 October 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 207 (1) , 33-42
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259108032085
Abstract
This is a brief review of materials and device-development issues related to the application of liquid-crystal technology to multikilojoule, high peak-power lasers.Keywords
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