Characterization of twisted liquid crystal spatial light modulators

Ulises Ruiz-Corona; Víctor Arrizon-Peña

doi:10.1117/12.742326

16 May 2007 Characterization of twisted liquid crystal spatial light modulators

Ulises Ruiz-Corona, Víctor Arrizon-Peña

Proceedings Volume 6422, Sixth Symposium Optics in Industry; 642215 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.742326
Event: Sixth Symposium Optics in Industry, 2007, Monterrey, Mexico

Abstract

A spatial light modulator (SLM) is a very useful optical tool due its versatility to be manipulated dynamically. We propose a characterization method for reflective SLMs in quasi-normal configuration. This device can work as either amplitude-mostly or phase-mostly modulator. To achieve the modulation, the SLM can be accompanied by two polarizes, or additionally using a quarter-wave plate retarder. By simulating the behaviour of the optical setup for this device; we establish an experimental Jones matrix that represent the modulator. In this work we present a more realistic modulator characterization, only assuming that the modulator Jones matrix should be unitary (the modulator do not absorb light). We report this model for characterization of the Holoeye LCR2500 SLM.

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Ulises Ruiz-Corona and Víctor Arrizon-Peña "Characterization of twisted liquid crystal spatial light modulators", Proc. SPIE 6422, Sixth Symposium Optics in Industry, 642215 (16 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.742326

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