IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF LIQUID-CRYSTAL-OVER-SILICON SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS - ISSUES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

被引:18
作者
UNDERWOOD, I [1 ]
VASS, DG [1 ]
OHARA, A [1 ]
BURNS, DC [1 ]
MCOWAN, PW [1 ]
GOURLAY, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV EDINBURGH, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH9 3JL, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 14期
关键词
SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL QUALITY; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; MIRROR MORPHOLOGY; GRAY SCALE; PLANARIZATION;
D O I
10.1364/AO.33.002768
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The performance of liquid-crystal-over-silicon spatial light modulators has advanced rapidly in recent years. Most progress has centered around new device designs with increased bandwidth. In this paper we report on a number of techniques to improve the optical quality; these have applications in both current and future devices.
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页码:2768 / 2774
页数:7
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