Annular liquid crystal spatial light modulator for beam shaping and extended depth of focus

Asi Solodar, Iftach Klapp, Ibrahim Abdulhalim

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Abstract

A liquid crystal device made of eight annular zones using indium-tin oxide as transparent electrode on glass is designed, built and analyzed as a spatial light modulator both for phase and amplitude. Its integration into imaging systems is demonstrated for variety of implementations such as tunable beam shaping and tunable extended depth of field as well as electronically controlled ring type tunable focus lens even when the fundamental limitation structure conditions are not met.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)167-173
Number of pages7
JournalOptics Communications
Volume323
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2014

Keywords

  • Liquid crystal device
  • Tunable beam shaping
  • Tunable extended depth of field
  • Tunable liquid crystal lens

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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