Characterization of an analog ferroelectric spatial light modulator Application to dynamic diffractive optical elements and optical information processing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 81 CR, Issue , 2001, Pages 365-393

  Ambs, Pierre ^a   Bigué, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

Analog amplitude modulation; Ferroelectric liquid crystal display; Spatial light modulator; Twisted nematic liquid crystal display

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALOG STORAGE; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; IMAGE CODING; LIGHT REFLECTION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL IMAGE STORAGE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHASE MODULATION; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; VLSI CIRCUITS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; DISPLAY DEVICES; FERROELECTRICITY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LIGHT; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUIDS; MODULATION; MODULATORS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

ANALOG AMPLITUDE MODULATION; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS (FLC); TWISTED NEMATIC (TN);

LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS;

AMPLITUDE AND PHASE MODULATIONS; BOULDER NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; FERROELECTRIC SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; TWISTED NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; TWISTED NEMATIC-LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS;

EID: 1542317824     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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