Thermocapillary dewetting-based dynamic spatial light modulator

Dynamic spatial light modulators (SLMs) are capable of precisely modulating a beam of light by tuning the phase or intensity of an array of pixels in parallel. They can be utilized in applications ranging from image projection to beam front aberration and microscopic particle manipulation with optic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics letters 2021-08, Vol.46 (15), p.3721-3724
Hauptverfasser: Kovacevich, Dylan A., Ma, Tianxing, Gamboa, Arielle R., Nitzsche, Michael P., Saro-Cortes, Valeria, Davis, Emily, Singer, Jonathan P.
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Zusammenfassung:Dynamic spatial light modulators (SLMs) are capable of precisely modulating a beam of light by tuning the phase or intensity of an array of pixels in parallel. They can be utilized in applications ranging from image projection to beam front aberration and microscopic particle manipulation with optical tweezers. However, conventional dynamic SLMs are typically incompatible with high-power sources, as they contain easily damaged optically absorbing components. To address this, we present an SLM that utilizes a viscous film with a local thickness controlled via thermocapillary dewetting. The film is reflowable and can cycle through different patterns, representing, to the best of our knowledge, the first steps towards a dynamic optical device based on the thermocapillary dewetting mechanism.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.429994