Stressed liquid-crystal optical phased array for fast tip-tilt wavefront correction.
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A liquid-crystal optical phased-array technology that uses stressed liquid crystals provides a new type of tip-tilt wavefront corrector. It demonstrates a very fast time response (10 kHz) and high beam-steering efficiency (approximately 91%). The new technology presented here will allow for a nonmechanical, high-speed correction with simple device construction.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Applied optics
دوره 44 36 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005