Optical beam steering using phased array technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3131, Issue , 1997, Pages 90-98

  McManamon, Paul F ^a   Watson, Edward A ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Lenslet beam steering; Liquid crystal spatial light modulators; MEMS spatial light modulators; Optical beam steering; Optical phased array; Writeable gratings

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR; SCANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; LENSLET BEAM STEERING; LIQUID CRYSTAL SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; MEMS SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL BEAM STEERING; OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY; WRITEABLE GRATINGS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0342804425     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.277742     Document Type: Conference Paper

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