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Experiments of a grating light modulator for projection display applications.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19305465     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A micromechanical optical modulator called a grating light modulator (GLM) with electrostatic actuation, fabricated by the conventional process, is described. The GLM is operated by the interaction of a stationary reflector and a movable sliding grating. The GLM is a micromechanical phase grating. The phase difference is determined by the slide of the movable part (upper grating), allowing different diffraction patterns of reflected light. In addition, 100% modulation in the first/zero order can act as an optical switch and produce bright or dark pixels in a projection display system. Built using microelectromechanical system technology, and designed to be manufactured using mainstream integrated circuit fabrication technology, a 256-pixel GLM array is fabricated. We also describe projection display applications of a GLM as a high efficiency spatial light modulator. The optimized display system with a GLM is theoretically discussed in detail. The single-color and three-color experimental results indicate that the GLM technology has characteristics that make it suitable for projection display applications.
Authors:
Zhang Jie; Zhu Yong; Sun Jiyong; Wang Ning; Wei Wei
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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 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-23     Completed Date:  2009-05-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0247660     Medline TA:  Appl Opt     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1675-82     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
The Key Laboratory for Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Education Ministry of China, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, 400030, China. zhangjie@cqu.edu.cn
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