Improvements on the refresh rate and dynamical properties of a SLM by sequential readout using an acousto-optic modulator

Michael Mestre; Bruno Viaris de Lesegno; René Farcy; Laurence Pruvost; Jérôme Bourderionnet; Anne Delboulbé; Brigitte Loiseaux; Daniel Dolfi

doi:10.1117/12.680458

15 September 2006 Improvements on the refresh rate and dynamical properties of a SLM by sequential readout using an acousto-optic modulator

Michael Mestre, Bruno Viaris de Lesegno, René Farcy, Laurence Pruvost, Jérôme Bourderionnet, Anne Delboulbé, Brigitte Loiseaux, Daniel Dolfi

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Proceedings Volume 6332, Liquid Crystals X; 63320D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.680458
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We demonstrate the use of an acousto-optic modulator to enhance the refresh rate and dynamic properties of a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (SLM). The useful area of the SLM surface is split in several zones which are addressed separately, and read in a sequence by a steered laser beam. This configuration allows to increase the refresh rate by five orders of magnitude. Furthermore, improvements on the nature of the transition between different holograms are experimentally shown. The advantages of this technique are discussed in the particular context of cold atom manipulation with holographic optical tweezers.

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Michael Mestre, Bruno Viaris de Lesegno, René Farcy, Laurence Pruvost, Jérôme Bourderionnet, Anne Delboulbé, Brigitte Loiseaux, and Daniel Dolfi "Improvements on the refresh rate and dynamical properties of a SLM by sequential readout using an acousto-optic modulator", Proc. SPIE 6332, Liquid Crystals X, 63320D (15 September 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.680458

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