Liquid crystal switching device using the brewster angle
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1. A liquid crystal switching device;
- said device comprises;
means, disposed at the Brewster angle to an incident light beam, for splitting said incident light beam into polarized components; and
means, including a layer of liquid crystal material and disposed in the path of said polarized components, for controllably reorienting the polarization thereof whereby said polarized components can be directed to an output port.
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A liquid crystal switching device utilizing the Brewster angle includes a Brewster angle polarizer disposed such that an incident light beam of the device impinges thereon at an angle approximately equal to the Brewster angle.
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1. A liquid crystal switching device;
- said device comprises;
means, disposed at the Brewster angle to an incident light beam, for splitting said incident light beam into polarized components; and means, including a layer of liquid crystal material and disposed in the path of said polarized components, for controllably reorienting the polarization thereof whereby said polarized components can be directed to an output port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- said device comprises;
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