Numerical simulation of an optically addressed spatial light modulator with a nematic liquid crystal layer

Pamela Adamson; Victor C. Hui; Carl V. Brown

doi:10.1117/12.455765

12 December 2002 Numerical simulation of an optically addressed spatial light modulator with a nematic liquid crystal layer

Pamela Adamson, Victor C. Hui, Carl V. Brown

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Proceedings Volume 4799, Liquid Crystals VI; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455765
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

A numerical model has been developed that describes the electro-optical switching properties of an optically addressed spatial light modulator (OASLM). The OASLM device comprises of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon photosensitive layer with electrically blocking contacts, and a nematic liquid crystal light modulation layer. The model has been used to investigate the magnitudes of the switching voltages that give the largest operating window between the on (illuminated) and off (dark) states.

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Pamela Adamson, Victor C. Hui, and Carl V. Brown "Numerical simulation of an optically addressed spatial light modulator with a nematic liquid crystal layer", Proc. SPIE 4799, Liquid Crystals VI, (12 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455765

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