CA2333871A1 - Spectrum-controllable reflective polarizers having electrically-switchable modes of operation - Google Patents

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CA2333871A1
CA2333871A1 CA002333871A CA2333871A CA2333871A1 CA 2333871 A1 CA2333871 A1 CA 2333871A1 CA 002333871 A CA002333871 A CA 002333871A CA 2333871 A CA2333871 A CA 2333871A CA 2333871 A1 CA2333871 A1 CA 2333871A1
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Le Li
Bunsen Fan
Yingqiu Jiang
Sadeg M. Faris
Jian-Feng Li
Sameer D. Vartak
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US09/093,017 1998-06-05
US09/093,017 US6473143B2 (en) 1991-11-27 1998-06-05 Broadband switchable polarizer
US09/093,006 US6369868B1 (en) 1998-06-05 1998-06-05 Liquid crystal polarizer with electrically controllable bandwidth
US09/093,006 1998-06-05
PCT/US1999/012759 WO1999063400A1 (en) 1998-06-05 1999-06-07 Spectrum-controllable reflective polarizers having electrically-switchable modes of operation

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