Optimization of ferroelectric liquid crystal optically addressed spatial light modulator performance

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2294-2301

  Pérennès, Frédéric ^a,b,c,d   Crossland, William A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecl Natl Sup Phys de Strasbourg   (France)

^c ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e STL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric liquid crystals; Intrinsic amorphous silicon; Optically addressed spatial light modulators; Pixelated metal mirror

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001592539     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601455     Document Type: Article

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