Laser Beam Steering and Tracking using a Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5087, Issue , 2003, Pages 13-23

  Hällstig, Emil ^a   Stigwall, Johan ^a,b   Lindgren, Mikael ^a   Sjöqvist, Lars ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fourier optics; Laser beam steering; SLM; Tracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; FOURIER OPTICS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHASE MODULATION; RADAR TRACKING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

LASER BEAM STEERING;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0242550807     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.486892     Document Type: Conference Paper

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