Liquid crystals for photonic applications

A Miniewicz, A Gniewek, J Parka - Optical Materials, 2003 - Elsevier
In this paper we describe application of liquid crystals in optical imaging and processing.
Electrically and optically addressed liquid crystal spatial light modulators are key elements …

Liquid crystal display as spatial light modulator for diffractive optical elements and the reconstruction of digital holograms

GKG Wernicke, S Krueger, H Gruber… - … and Applications II, 2001 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Liquid crystal displays, originally designed and fabricated for projection systems, are often
used as spatial light modulators in optical correlators or in fringe projection systems …

Liquid crystals as materials for real-time holographic optical devices

A Miniewicz, J Parka, S Bartkiewicz… - Pure and Applied …, 1998 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper describes low-molecular-mass liquid crystals doped with suitable dyes which can
be used for real-time holographic purposes. We describe the origins of the diffraction …

Wave-front control using liquid-crystal devices

J Amako, H Miura, T Sonehara - Applied optics, 1993 - opg.optica.org
We report on complete wave-front control with amplitude-and phase-modulation liquid-
crystal devices (LCD's). A twisted nematic device is used for amplitude modulation, and an …

Liquid crystal display as dynamic diffractive element

S Krueger, GKG Wernicke, H Gruber… - Projection …, 2001 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Liquid crystal panels, originally designed and fabricated for projection systems, are used as
spatial light modulator in optical correlators or in fringe projection systems. An adapted …

Real‐time hologram construction and reconstruction using a high‐resolution spatial light modulator

S Fukushima, T Kurokawa, M Ohno - Applied physics letters, 1991 - pubs.aip.org
Real-time construction and reconstruction of Fresnel holograms is demonstrated using an
optically-addressable ferroelectric liquid-crystal spatial light modulator with a resolution up …

Holographic PDLCs for optical beam modulation, deflection, and dynamic filter applications

LV Natarajan, RL Sutherland, TJ Bunning… - Spatial Light …, 1998 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A new type of electro-optical device, a switchable hologram, has emerged from the
combination of two technologies, namely, photopolymer holographic materials and polymer …

Real-time computer-generated hologram by means of liquid-crystal television spatial light modulator

F Mok, J Diep, HK Liu, D Psaltis - Optics Letters, 1986 - opg.optica.org
Real-time computer-generated hologram by means of liquid-crystal television spatial light
modulator clickable element to expand a topic LOGIN OR CREATE ACCOUNT PRISM …

Development of photopolymer/liquid crystal composite materials for dynamic hologram applications

RL Sutherland, LV Natarajan… - Diffractive and …, 1994 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Switchable holographic gratings are desirable for a wide range of applications in diffractive
optics. Liquid crystalline materials look attractive for these devices because of their large …

A new holographic system: liquid crystal doped with photochromic molecules

K Matczyszyn, S Bartkiewicz, B Sahraoui - Optical Materials, 2002 - Elsevier
Spectroscopic and holographic studies of the trans–cis and cis–trans photoinduced
isomerisation of 4-fluoro-4′-methoxyazobenzene dissolved in pentylocyanobiphenyl (5CB) …