MEASUREMENTS ON FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS - CONTRAST RATIO AND SPEED

被引:9
作者
COLLINGS, N
GOURLAY, J
VASS, DG
WHITE, HJ
STACE, C
PROUDLEY, GM
机构
[1] UNIV EDINBURGH,DEPT PHYS,EDINBURGH,MIDLOTHIAN,SCOTLAND
[2] BRITISH AEROSP PLC,SOWERBY RES CTR,BRISTOL BS12 7QW,AVON,ENGLAND
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 26期
关键词
ELECTRICALLY ADDRESSED SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.005928
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The contrast ratio and the speed of a 16 x 16 electrically addressed spatial light modulator, composed of a ferroelectric Liquid-crystal layer on top of a VLSI silicon backplane, are measured with different methods but consistent results. The results are presented and compared with recently reported results on a similar spatial light modulator [Appl. Opt. 33, 2775 (1994)].
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页码:5928 / 5931
页数:4
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