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Reconfigurable all-diffractive optical filters using phase-only spatial light modulators

Optics 2010-09-27 v2 Instrumentation and Detectors

Abstract

We demonstrate a reconfigurable optical filter implemented using a phase-only two-dimensional liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator. To achieve this we utilize two different approaches leading to two different configurations in the modulator. The first one, based on a spatially patterned diffractive lens permits to obtain the desired spectrum along the optical axis and, in the second one, based on a generalized spectrometer, it is found outside of the optical axis. Experimental results show good agreement with the theory and indicate the validity of this technique.

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@article{arxiv.1004.2875,
  title  = {Reconfigurable all-diffractive optical filters using phase-only spatial light modulators},
  author = {Gladys Minguez-Vega and V. R. Supradeepa and Omel Mendoza-Yero and Andrew M. Weiner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.2875},
  year   = {2010}
}

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14 pages, 3 figures, replaced the older version with a newer published version

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