Full-range, continuous, complex modulation by the use of two coupled-mode liquid-crystal televisions

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 4567-4576

  Neto, Luiz Gonçalves ^a,b   Roberge, Danny ^a,c   Sheng, Yunlong ^a  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c MYTEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex amplitude modulation; Twisted nematic liquid crystal devices

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; HOLOGRAMS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE MODULATION; TABLE LOOKUP;

COMPLEX AMPLITUDE MODULATION; FRESNEL HOLOGRAMS; JONES MATRIX; POLARIZER; TWISTED LIQUID CRYSTAL TELEVISION;

TELEVISION;

EID: 0030214414     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.004567     Document Type: Article

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