Analysis and design of wide-angle foveated optical systems based on transmissive liquid crystal spatial light modulators

George C. Curatu; James Harvey

doi:10.1117/1.3122006

1 April 2009 Analysis and design of wide-angle foveated optical systems based on transmissive liquid crystal spatial light modulators

George C. Curatu, James Harvey

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 48, Issue 4, 043001 (April 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3122006

Abstract

Optical foveated imaging using liquid crystal (LC) spatial light modulators (SLMs) has received considerable attention in recent years as a potential approach to reducing size and complexity in fast wide-angle lenses. We cover a theoretical study quantifying the diffraction efficiency and image quality of foveated optical systems (FOSs) based on transmissive LC SLMs. A practical design example of a fast wide-angle FOS based on the current transmissive LC SLM technology is proposed.

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George C. Curatu and James Harvey "Analysis and design of wide-angle foveated optical systems based on transmissive liquid crystal spatial light modulators," Optical Engineering 48(4), 043001 (1 April 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3122006

Published: 1 April 2009

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