A PLZT-based dynamic diffractive optical element for high speed, random-access beam steering

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3131, Issue , 1997, Pages 124-132

  Thomas, James A ^a   Lasher, Mark E ^b   Fainman, Yeshaiahu ^a   Soltan, Parviz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROL; APPLICATIONS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LASERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MODULATORS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL RADAR; PHASE MODULATION; RADAR; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ARRAY SYSTEMS; BEAM STEERING; CHANNEL ARRAYS; CONTROL LINES; DEFLECTION CONTROL; FAST SWITCHING; HE-NE LASERS; HIGH SPEEDS; LANTHANUM MODIFIED LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; LASER COMMUNICATION (CONNECTION); LASER DISPLAYS; LID AR SYSTEMS; MULTI CHANNEL (MC); PHASE MODULATOR (PM); RANDOM ACCESS; THERMAL STABILITY; TIME BANDWIDTH (TB); TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D); WAVE VOLTAGES;

SCANNING;

EID: 0004559367     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.277740     Document Type: Conference Paper

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