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Paper Abstract
SLMs used for spatial modulation of lasers are often used in conjunction with very narrow bandwidth laser
light where diffractive dispersion could be approximated as a constant. It is known that diffractive dispersion
is inversely proportional to wavelength and this effect can be compensated for depending on the optical set-up.
SLMs use birefringent liquid crystal (LC) pixels each with an adjustable refractive index at a specific polarization.
The range of the adjustable refractive index is wavelength dependent. This adds an additional SLM dependent
dispersion. Note that we distinguish between diffractive dispersion and SLM dependent dispersion. SLMs are
therefore calibrated in order to have linearly adjustable phase retardation of light incident on the pixels between
zero and two pi for a specific wavelength. It is therefore unavoidable when using the same SLM, to do beam
shaping of a source which emits multiple wavelengths or a wide bandwidth, that the device will not modulate
all wavelengths between zero and two pi. We numerically and experimentally investigate the effect of SLM
dependent dispersion on spatial modulation of light incident on a 2D SLM. We further discuss why it is possible
to modulate multiple wavelengths between zero and two pi despite SLM dependent dispersion.
Paper Details
Date Published: 28 September 2013
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 8843, Laser Beam Shaping XIV, 884308 (28 September 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2023286
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8843:
Laser Beam Shaping XIV
Andrew Forbes; Todd E. Lizotte, Editor(s)
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 8843, Laser Beam Shaping XIV, 884308 (28 September 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2023286
Show Author Affiliations
Dirk-Mathys Spangenberg, Stellenbosch Univ. (South Africa)
Angela Dudley, CSIR National Laser Ctr. (South Africa)
Pieter Neethling, Stellenbosch Univ. (South Africa)
Angela Dudley, CSIR National Laser Ctr. (South Africa)
Pieter Neethling, Stellenbosch Univ. (South Africa)
Andrew Forbes, CSIR National Laser Ctr. (South Africa)
Erich Rohwer, Stellenbosch Univ. (South Africa)
Erich Rohwer, Stellenbosch Univ. (South Africa)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8843:
Laser Beam Shaping XIV
Andrew Forbes; Todd E. Lizotte, Editor(s)
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