Phase-only modulation with two vertical aligned liquid crystal devices

Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) are widely used in several fields of optics such as adaptive optics. SLMs based on Liquid Crystal (LC) devices allow a dynamic and easy representation of two-dimensional phase maps. A drawback of these devices is their elevated cost, preventing a massive use of the te...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics express 2020-11, Vol.28 (23), p.34180-34189
Hauptverfasser: Arias, Augusto, Paniagua-Diaz, Alba M., Prieto, Pedro M., Roca, Javier, Artal, Pablo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs) are widely used in several fields of optics such as adaptive optics. SLMs based on Liquid Crystal (LC) devices allow a dynamic and easy representation of two-dimensional phase maps. A drawback of these devices is their elevated cost, preventing a massive use of the technology. We present a more affordable approach based on the serial arrangement of vertical aligned LC devices, with characteristics of phase modulation similar to a widely used parallel aligned LC device. We discuss the peculiarities of the approach, the performance and some potential areas of applications.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.410429