Recommended Web Resources
Dr.
Cohn's Real-time Multispot Beam Steering Movies (requires Quicktimeª)
Web movies showing actual fan-field diffraction patterns produced by Boulder Nonlinear
Systems 128x128 pixel nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulator.
How Stuff Works -
The Liquid Crystal Display
A useful resource to get "up to speed" in understanding LCDs.
Photonics
Spectra Buyers' Guide
A comprehensive directory of photonics products and manufactureres including listings
for Detectors and Sensors, Components and Subassemblies, Electronics and Signal
Analysis, Optical Components, and Optical Fabrication and Design.
Photonics.com
Laurin Publishing's online industry news covers optics, lasers, imaging, fiber optics,
electro-optics, and opto-electronics.
PLC
Virtual Textbook
Case Western Reserve University's online tutorial covers eight topics including
polymer liquid crystals and ferroelectric liquid crystals.
Polarization Net
A good site for understanding basic polarization techniques.
University of Colorado Liquid
Crystal Physics Group
Activities and ongoing research discussion of CU's 15 member Liquid Crystal Physics
Group. Fundamental research focused on the physics of soft condensed matter/complex
fluids. Much of the work is on liquid crystals
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