Fully programmable high speed polarization multiplexed optical scanner

Author

Khan, Sajjad A. ; Riza, Nabeel A.

Author_Institution

Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

10-14 Nov. 2002

Firstpage

453

Abstract

We present a 3-D optical beamformer called polarization multiplexed optical scanner or P-MOS that is made by cascading electrically driven pixel-free 90* polarization rotators and birefringent plates. Earlier, we proposed and demonstrated the use of a high impedance thin film intermeshed with the array electrode structure of an nematic liquid crystal (NLC) beamformer device to produce smooth optical phase modulation between electrodes.

Keywords

electro-optical deflectors; electrodes; laser beams; liquid crystal devices; nematic liquid crystals; optical polarisers; optical rotation; optical scanners; 3-D optical beamformer; NLC beamformer; array electrode structure; birefringent plates; cascading electrically driven pixel-free polarization rotators; fully programmable high speed polarization multiplexed optical scanner; high impedance thin film; nematic liquid crystal beamformer; polarization multiplexed optical scanner; polarization rotators; smooth optical phase modulation; Birefringence; Electrodes; High speed optical techniques; Liquid crystal devices; Optical arrays; Optical beams; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Phased arrays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7500-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159376

Filename

1159376