Optically addressed and submillisecond response phase only liquid crystal spatial light modulator

Xiangjie Zhao; Jiazhu Duan; Dayong Zhang; Yongquan Luo

doi:10.1117/12.2067121

21 October 2014 Optically addressed and submillisecond response phase only liquid crystal spatial light modulator

Xiangjie Zhao, Jiazhu Duan, Dayong Zhang, Yongquan Luo

Proceedings Volume 9242, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XIX; and Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems XVII; 92421W (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067121
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Liquid crystal based phase only spatial light modulator has attracted many research interests since last decades because of its superior advantage. Until now the liquid crystal spatial light modulator has been applied in many fields, but the response speed of nematic LC limited its further application. In this paper, an optically addressed phase only LC spatial light modulator was proposed based on polymer network liquid crystal. Morphology effect on the light scattering of PNLC was studied, which was mainly consisted of fiber and fiber bundles. The morphology nearly determined the light scattering and electro-optical property. Due to the high threshold voltage, to address the PNLC phase modulator was also concerned. Optical addressing method was proposed, in which BSO crystal was selected to replace one of the glass substrate. The response speed of PNLC was so fast that the reorientation of liquid crystal director will follow the change of effective voltage applied on LC layer, which was related with the voltage signal and especially with electron transport of photo-induced carriers due to diffusion and drift. The on state dynamic response of phase change was investigated. Based on this device, beam steering was also achieved by loading 488nm laser strip on the optical addressed phase only spatial light modulator.

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Xiangjie Zhao, Jiazhu Duan, Dayong Zhang, and Yongquan Luo "Optically addressed and submillisecond response phase only liquid crystal spatial light modulator", Proc. SPIE 9242, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XIX; and Optics in Atmospheric Propagation and Adaptive Systems XVII, 92421W (21 October 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067121

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Liquid crystals

Light scattering

Modulators

Polymers

Polymerization

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