Spatial light modulator based on a deformed-helix ferroelectric liquid crystal and a thin a-Si:H amorphous photoconductor

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作者
Cohen, GB
Pogreb, R
Vinokur, K
Davidov, D
机构
[1] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM, RACAH INST PHYS, IL-91904 JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
[2] COLL JUDEA & SAMARIA, RES INST, IL-44837 ARIEL, ISRAEL
[3] FABIA, IL-81104 SOREQ YAVNE, ISRAEL
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APPLIED OPTICS | 1997年 / 36卷 / 02期
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10.1364/AO.36.000455
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have developed an optically addressed spatial light modulator (OASLM) based on a deformed-helix ferroelectric liquid crystal (DHFLC) and a thin (0.5-mu m) amorphous a-Si:H photoconductor. The thin photoconductor permits operation in the transmission mode of a read beam. The OASLM, operated in the integrated mode, exhibits gray levels, a high contrast (>1:40), and a high spatial resolution (exceeding 57 lines/mm). This is a significant improvement over previously reported OASLM's based on DHFLC's. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America
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