Compact optical processing systems using off-axis diffractive optics and FLC-VLSI spatial light modulators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2848, Issue , 1996, Pages 72-80

  O'Callaghan, Michael J ^a   Perlmutter, Stephen H ^a   TeKolste, Robert ^b  

^a Displaytech Inc   (United States)

^b Digital Optics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlators; Diffractive optics; Ferroelectric liquid crystals; Optical processing; Spatial light modulators

Indexed keywords

CORRELATORS; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIGHT; LIGHT MODULATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MANUFACTURE; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; VLSI CIRCUITS;

COLLIMATING OPTICS; FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; FOURIER TRANSFORM LENS; MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; OPTICAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 85076810592     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.256143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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