1 May 2002 Origin and characteristics of ambiguous properties in measuring physical parameters of twisted nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulators
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Twisted nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulators have been widely used for such applications as optical information processing and real-time holography. It is important to experimentally determine the physical parameters of the modulators to control their modulation characteristics. The parameters are usually calculated from a set of measured intensity transmittances. We mathematically prove that the calculation always suffers from ambiguities, and there exist two distinct origins. Neglecting absolute phase is one source of ambiguity; the other relates to the quasisinusoidal dependence of the complex amplitude transmittance on the parameters. Jones matrix formalism is used to analyze the ambiguity, and interesting examples are presented.
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Makoto Yamauchi "Origin and characteristics of ambiguous properties in measuring physical parameters of twisted nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulators," Optical Engineering 41(5), (1 May 2002). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1466851
Published: 1 May 2002
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KEYWORDS
Birefringence

Liquid crystals

Chemical elements

Polarizers

Jones matrices

Modulation

Phase shift keying

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