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Design and fabrication of a spatial light modulator using thermally tunable grating and a thin-film heater.
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PMID:  19844296     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We propose the application of a thermally tunable grating as a spatial light modulator. The grooves of a square-well grating are filled with a liquid whose refractive index depends on temperature. The variation of optical characteristics of such a grating with respect to temperature is investigated theoretically and also by simulation and experiment. A thin-film heater is then used as a heat source. The relation between intensity of the first order of diffraction versus power consumption of the thin-film heater is investigated. Finally, a thin-film heater with a desired pattern is placed at the surface of the grating to fabricate spatial light modulator. By applying electrical current to different elements of the thin-film heater, the fabricated device can project a desired pattern on a screen using a 4f imaging system. The restrictions of such a device are discussed and another structure is proposed and discussed by numerical calculations to increase the ability of the device.
Authors:
Mohammadreza Riahi; Hamid Latifi; Abbas Madani; Ali Moazzenzadeh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied optics     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1539-4522     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl Opt     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-21     Completed Date:  2010-01-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0247660     Medline TA:  Appl Opt     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5647-54     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran, Iran.
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