Programmable amplitude apodizers in liquid crystal spatial light modulators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4457, Issue , 2001, Pages 99-110

  Campos, J ^a   Yzuel, M J ^b   Marquez A ^b   Escalera, J C ^b   Davis, J A ^c   Iemmi, C ^d   Ledesma, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amplitude apodized Fresnel lens; Amplitude only modulation; Diffractive optical elements; Fresnel lens; Inherent equivalent apodizing effect; Liquid crystal display; Phase only modulation; Programmable apodizer; Spatial light modulator; Twisted nematic

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PHASE MODULATION;

AMPLITUDE ONLY MODULATION; FRESNEL LENS; INHERENT EQUIVALENT APODIZING EFFECTS; PHASE ONLY MODULATION; PROGRAMMABLE AMPLITUDE APODIZERS; TWISTED NEMATIC;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 0035760669     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.447743     Document Type: Article

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