Large scale modulator arrays for beam steering and optical modulator applications

Author

Weiler, Margaret H. ; Ahearn, John S. ; Adams, Stephen B. ; McElwain, Thomas ; Stark, Aaron ; DePaulis, Lawrence ; Sarafinas, Andrea ; Hongsmatip, Trirat ; Martin, Robert ; Lane, Barry

Author_Institution

BAE Syst., Nashua, NH, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

808

Abstract

We briefly review the spatial light modulator (SLM) concept, the elements that are used to produce an array, the approach to processing the optical devices and the integration concepts that have so far been employed. We provide an example of a modulator design based on a beam steering application and then we review application results where MQW SLMs were employed in optical correlators for optical processing, optical beam steering, and input/output devices for optical memory systems

Keywords

beam steering; electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; optical arrays; optical correlation; optical storage; semiconductor quantum wells; spatial light modulators; beam steering; beam steering application; input/output devices; integration concepts; large scale modulator arrays; modulator design; optical beam steering; optical correlators; optical devices; optical memory systems; optical processing; review; spatial light modulators; Beam steering; High speed optical techniques; Large-scale systems; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Quantum well devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7105-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2001.969061

Filename

969061