Improving contrast in optical Fourier transforms with spatial light modulators: use in optical correlation

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Vallmitjana ◽  
Estela Martin-Badosa ◽  
Salvador Bosch ◽  
Arturo Carnicer
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transforms ◽  
Spatial Light Modulators ◽  
Optical Correlation ◽  
Light Modulators

Spatial light modulators and their application for optical correlation

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulin Li ◽  
Mingjun M. Zhao ◽  
Yuwen Qin ◽  
Zhao Wang ◽  
Yue Kong
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Light Modulators ◽  
Optical Correlation ◽  
Light Modulators

OPTICALLY ADDRESSED SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS FOR 3D DISPLAY

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (04) ◽  
pp. 453-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. COLLINGS
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Spatial Light Modulator ◽  
Spatial Light Modulators ◽  
Current Interest ◽  
3D Display ◽  
Light Modulator ◽  
Optical Correlation ◽  
Light Modulators ◽  
Optical Neural Networks

An optically addressed spatial light modulator (OASLM) records the image on a write beam and transfers it to a read beam. Some example application areas are: image transduction; optical correlation; adaptive optics; and optical neural networks. Current interest in OASLMs has been generated by the work of Qinetiq on 3D display. This work is based on Active tiling, where an image can be recorded in one part of the device and is memorised, whilst the remainder of the device is updated with images. This paper will explain this system and survey the technological alternatives for this application.

Giant Anisotropy of Conductivity in Hydrogenated Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films

1998 ◽  
Vol 536 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Pevtsov ◽  
N. A. Feoktistov ◽  
V. G. Golubev
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Percolation Theory ◽  
Nanocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Spatial Light Modulators ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Light Modulators ◽  
Silicon Thin Films ◽  
Longitudinal Conductivity ◽  
Transverse Conductivity

AbstractThin (<1000 Å) hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon films are widely used in solar cells, light emitting diodes, and spatial light modulators. In this work the conductivity of doped and undoped amorphous-nanocrystalline silicon thin films is studied as a function of film thickness: a giant anisotropy of conductivity is established. The longitudinal conductivity decreases dramatically (by a factor of 109 − 1010) as the layer thickness is reduced from 1500 Å to 200 Å, while the transverse conductivity remains close to that of a doped a- Si:H. The data obtained are interpreted in terms of the percolation theory.

scholarly journals Ag-Yb Alloy-Novel Tunable Plasmonic Material

Photonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
Suetying Ching ◽  
Chakming Chan ◽  
Jack Ng ◽  
Kokwai Cheah
Keyword(s):  
Beam Steering ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Response Strength ◽  
Transmission Efficiency ◽  
Spatial Light Modulators ◽  
Alloy Thin Film ◽  
Ellipsometric Measurement ◽  
Plasmonic Material ◽  
Light Modulators ◽  
Surface Plasmon Coupling

Metals are commonly used in plasmonic devices because of their strong plasmonic property. However, such properties are not easily tuned. For applications such as spatial light modulators and beam steering, tunable plasmonic properties are essential, and neither metals nor other plasmonic materials possess truly tunable plasmonic properties. In this work, we show that the silver alloy silver–ytterbium (Ag-Yb) possesses tunable plasmonic properties; its plasmonic response strength can be adjusted as a function of Yb concentration. Such tunability can be explained in terms of the influence of Yb on bound charge and interaction of its dielectric with the dielectric of Ag. The change in transition characteristics progressively weakens Ag’s plasmonic properties. With a spectral ellipsometric measurement, it was shown that the Ag-Yb alloy thin film retains the properties of Ag with high transmission efficiency. The weakened surface plasmon coupling strength without dramatic change in the coupling wavelengths implies that the tunability of the Ag-Yb alloy is related to its volume ratio. The principle mechanism of the plasmonic change is theoretically explained using a model. This work points to a potential new type of tunable plasmonic material.

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