GAEA-C Spatial Light Modulator
The GAEA-C Spatial Light Modulator is a compact version of the 4K GAEA-2.1 SLM with a cost optimized driver solution.
GAEA-C LCOS SLM – Microdisplay Features
Display Type
Reflective LCOS (Phase Only)
Resolution
4094 x 2400 Pixel
Pixel Pitch
3.74 µm
Fill Factor
90 %
Active Area
15.56 x 9.22 mm (0.7″ Diagonal)
Addressing
8 Bit (256 Grey Levels)
Signal Formats
HDMI-2 – 4 K Resolution
Input Frame Rate
30 Hz
Max. Spatial Resolution
133.5 lp/mm
The GAEA-C phase only Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) consists of a driver unit with standard digital video interface (HDMI) and a phase only LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) microdisplay with 4094 x 2400 pixel resolution and 3.74 µm pixel pitch leading to an active area diagonal of 0.7”.
The GAEA-C is a plug & play phase modulator device and can be addressed with phase functions via standard graphics cards as an extended monitor device. 8 bit gray level patterns (= 8 bit phase levels) can be addressed. Addressing can conveniently be done using the supplied Pattern Generator software, the SLM Slideshow Player software or standard image viewer software. HOLOEYE also provides an SLM Display Software Development Kit (SDK) which provides APIs for different programming languages.
The very small pixel size of the GAEA-C SLM display enables high diffraction angles.
Versions
HOLOEYE offers different versions of the GAEA-C phase only spatial light modulator. The different panel versions are optimized for the use at different wavelength ranges. Currently we offer a VIS version (420 – 650 nm), a NIR version (650 – 1100 nm) and a version for the telecommunication waveband around 1550 nm.
Product
Reflectivity
Max. Phase Shift
Wavelength Range
Inquiry
GAEA-C Spatial Light Modulator Kit – Contents:
GAEA-C SLM – Scope of Supply
- Phase only display incl. flex cable
- Driver unit
- Device mount
- Display mount
- Power supply + cable
- USB cable
- HDMI cable
- Safety instructions & quick-start guide (test polarizer inside)
- USB flash drive with software package and documentation
Software Features
The GAEA-C phase only modulator devices can simply be addressed like an external monitor using the standard HDMI interface of the graphics card. No additional software or dedicated hardware is needed to operate the SLM.
The device is delivered with a GUI (Graphical User Interface) based Configuration Manger software. The Configuration Manager can be used to change geometrical settings, brightness, contrast and the electrooptical response by applying a new gamma curve or another digital drive scheme. An USB interface is used for these advanced callibrations.
In addition a HOLOEYE SLM Pattern Generator software is provided with the SLM:
- Computation of computer generated holograms (CGH) from user defined images
- Generation of SLM signals representing basic optical functions such as lenses, gratings, axicon and vortex functions
- Superposition of CGH’s with basic optical functions to combine functionalities
Besides that a special SLM Slideshow Player software comes with the device. Also an SLM Display SDK is available for download which provides APIs (Application Programming Interface) for different programming languages to show images and data/ phase arrays directly on a HOLOEYE Spatial Light Modulator:
- National Instruments LabVIEW™ 8.6 and later
- MathWorks MATLAB® R2009b and later
- Octave 5.2
- Python™ 2.7 and 3.x
- C or C++ compiler (e. g. Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler)
Papers & References
HOLOEYE’s Spatial Light Modulators are used in research in various fields of applications. In our publication library you find an extensive selection of links to publications and research papers.