Electrically-controlled 64 X 64 ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulators (FLC-SLMs) were fabricated with a quick response, high contrast ratio and good bistability at the resolution of 10 lmm. The special polymer films aligned SLMs have a quite long operation life. A 1.6 inch 64 X 80 FLC device for the display aim was fabricated, which e-o properties have been improved by the modification of the aligning layers and a large area FLC alignment with uniformity can be obtained. A FLC light shutter at the aperture of 30 mm X 30 mm was also fabricated and used as a phase-sensitive image system for the investigation of fluorescence lifetime.

Date Published: 29 April 1999
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 3729, Selected Papers from International Conference on Optics and Optoelectronics '98, (29 April 1999); doi: 10.1117/12.346765

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3729:
Selected Papers from International Conference on Optics and Optoelectronics '98
Kehar Singh; Om Prakash Nijhawan; Arun Kumar Gupta; A. K. Musla, Editor(s)