A Spatial Light Modulator Using Bso Crystals

Dynamic Manipulation of Bose-Einstein Condensates With a Spatial Light Modulator

We manipulate a Bose-Einstein condensate using the optical trap created by the diffraction of a laser beam on a fast ferro-electric liquid crystal spatial light modulator. The modulator acts as a phase grating which can generate arbitrary diffraction patterns and be rapidly reconfigured at rates up to 1 kHz to create smooth, time-varying optical potentials. The flexibility of the device is demo...

Two pixel computer generated hologram using a zero twist nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulator

We present a method of producing a computer-generated hologram using a zero twist linear nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulator. A 2x1 macro pixel method is used, one pixel representing the real data, and one the imaginary. A method is shown that produces both positive and negative analogue amplitude modulation.

Nematic Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulators for Laser Beam Steering

A Low-Voltage and Fast-Response Infrared Spatial Light Modulator

We report a low-voltage and fast-response polymer network liquid crystal (PNLC) infrared phase modulator. By optimizing the UV curing temperature and LC host, we achieved V2= 22.8V at =1.55m and response time about 1ms. Such a PNLC-based spatial light modulator is useful for adaptive optics, adaptive lens, and laser beam steering. Author

Demonstration of polarization-insensitive spatial light modulation using a single polarization-sensitive spatial light modulator

We present a simple configuration incorporating a single polarization-sensitive phase-only liquid crystal spatial light modulator (LC-SLM) to facilitate polarization-insensitive spatial light modulation. The polarization-insensitive configuration is formed by a polarization beam splitter (PBS), a polarization-sensitive phase-only LC-SLM, a half-wave plate (HWP), and a mirror in a loop structure...