WIDE FIELD OF VIEW ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF MANUFACTURING AND USING SAME

An electro-optic modulator (EOM) includes a first electro-optic (EO) material configured to receive light. The first EO material has an optic axis that is not parallel to the optical axis of the EOM. The optic axis indicates the direction through the first EO material along which a ray of light passing through the first EO material experiences no birefringence. The EOM also includes a polarization rotator that receives light output from the first EO material. The rotated light passes through a second EO material. The second EO material is positioned in the EOM such that its optic axis is not parallel to the optical axis of the EOM. The second EO material compensates for the birefringence and/or higher-order optical effects of the first material, thus reducing optical transmission errors of the EOM. The EOM may provide a wider field of view for imaging systems. 电光调制器(EOM)包含被配置为接收光的第一电光(EO)材料。第一EO材料具有不平行于EOM的光轴的光轴。所述光轴指示通过第一EO材料的方向，沿着该方向穿过第一EO材料的光线不经历双折射。EOM还包括接收从第一EO材料输出的光的偏振旋转器。经旋转的光穿过第二EO材料。第二EO材料位于EOM内，使得其光