Resolution Limit of Photorefractive Spatial Light Modulators,

Abstract

The experimental set-up of our photorefractive incoherent to coherent converter is shown in figure 1. With two interfering argon-ion-laser beams (Lambda=514.5 nm) we write a phase hologram into a photorefractive KNbO3 crystal. Using anisotropic Bragg diffraction 2 we choose the direction of the diffracted beam (lambda=632.8 nm) perpendicular to the crystal surface. The input image is projected into the crystal plate anti-parallel to the diffracted beam. A short wavelength transmitting dichroitic beam splitter is used to separate the incoherent light from the diffracted beam.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADP006710

Entities

People

  • P. Amrhein
  • P. Gunter

Organizations

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Argon Lasers
  • Ion Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Modulators
  • Optical Modulators
  • Photorefractive Materials
  • Short Wavelengths

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy