WSS Using LCOS Array Including Rectangular Pixels

A liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) device includes: a silicon substrate; and a pair of electrodes including an upper electrode and a lower electrode. The lower electrode is mounted to the silicon substrate and includes a two-dimensional array of pixels extending in a first dimension and a second dimension. The LCOS device further includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode and configured to be driven into a plurality of electrical states by a driving signal provided to the pixel of the lower electrode. The contour of the pixel is rectangular, and the contour has a longer side edge in the first dimension than in the second dimension. Further, the two-dimensional array includes a pixel pitch, the pixel pitch being greater in the first dimension than in the second dimension. 一种硅基液晶(LCOS)装置，包括：硅衬底；以及一对电极，所述一对电极包括上电极和下电极。所述下电极安装到所述硅衬底并且包括在第一维度和第二维度上延伸的像素的二维阵列。LCOS装置还包括：液晶层，所述液晶层设置在所述上电极与所述下电极之间，并且被配置为能够通过提供到所述下电极的所述像素的驱动信号驱动为多个电状态。所述像素的轮廓是矩形的，所述轮廓在所述第一维度上比在所述第二维度上具有