Photo-addressed liquid crystal media allow realizing optical phase detection based on self-
adaptive holographic processes. Examples are reported of adaptive holographic systems …

Self-adaptive interferometry allows measuring small optical phase modulations even in
noisy environments and with strongly distorted optical wavefronts. We report two examples …

We report the realization of an adaptive holographic interferometer based on two-beam
coupling in an optically addressed liquid crystal spatial light modulator operating at 1.55-μm …

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 …

By performing two-wave mixing experiments in a liquid crystal light-valve, optical beam
amplification is obtained as a strongly resonant process to which a narrow frequency …

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 …

We provide an overview over recent applications of electronically addressed liquid crystal
spatial light modulators (SLM) in the field of optical metrology. Three particular examples are …

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 …

An adaptive optical system designed for the compensation of small-scale phase distortions,
containing a liquid-crystal phase modulator and an optical feedback ring, was investigated …

An optical system constructed around a dynamic diffractive optic element, a ferroelectric
liquid-crystal spatial light modulator in binary phase-only modulation mode, is investigated …