Computer-generated holograms with optimum bandwidths obtained with twisted-nematic liquid-crystal displays

Author(s): Victor Arrizón, Luis A. González, Rodrigo Ponce, and Alfonso Serrano-Heredia

Abstract:

“We discuss a computer-generated hologram for encoding arbitrary complex modulation based on a commercial twisted-nematic liquid-crystal display. This hologram is implemented with the constrained complex modulation provided by the display in a phase-mostly configuration. The hologram structure and transmittance are determined to obtain on-axis signal reconstruction, maximum bandwidth, optimum efficiency, and high signal-to-noise ratio. We employed the proposed holographic code for the experimental synthesis of first-order Bessel beams.”

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Publication: Applied Optics
Issue/Year: Applied Optics, Vol. 44, Issue 9, pp. 1625-1634, 2005
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.001625