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Title: Polarization-independent tunable optical filters based on liquid crystal polarization gratings Authors: Elena Nicolescu and Michael J. Escuti Affiliation: North Carolina State University, Dept Electrical Computer Engineering, Raleigh, NC (USA) Presented At: SPIE Optics Photonics Conference, San Diego, CA (August 26, 2007) Citation: E. Nicolescu and M.J. Escuti, “Polarization-independent tunable optical filters based on liquid crystal polarization gratings”, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6654, no. 665405 (2007). Copyright 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. This paper was published in Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6654 and is made available as an electronic reprint with permission of SPIE. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of this paper are prohibited. Polarization-independent tunable optical filters based on liquid crystal polarization gratings Elena Nicolescu and Michael J. Escuti North Carolina State Univ, Dept Electrical Computer Engineering, Raleigh, NC (USA) ABSTRACT We introduce and demonstrate a novel tunable optical filter that is insensitive to input polarization. While the most obvious application of this novel