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Tunable two-dimensional hexagonal phase array in domain-engineered z-cut lithium niobate crystal

Tunable two-dimensional hexagonal phase array in domain-engineered z-cut lithium niobate crystal
Tunable two-dimensional hexagonal phase array in domain-engineered z-cut lithium niobate crystal
An optical phase array with tunable phase step is demonstrated. The phase array consists of a 2-dimensional hexagonal lattice of inverted ferroelectric domains fabricated on a z-cut lithium niobate substrate. The electro-optically tunable phase step is obtained by the application of an external electric field along the z axis of the crystal via transparent electrodes. Theoretical analysis and experimental results are presented showing that a tunable and flexible adaptive optical illuminator device can be realized by combining the electro-optic tunability with the Talbot effect. Generation of a multiplicity of light pattern is shown.
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Ferraro, P.
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Paturzo, M., De Natale, P., De Nicola, S., Ferraro, P., Mailis, S., Eason, R.W., Coppola, G., Iodice, M. and Gioffré, M. (2006) Tunable two-dimensional hexagonal phase array in domain-engineered z-cut lithium niobate crystal. Optics Letters, 31 (21), 3164-3166. (doi:10.1364/OL.31.003164).

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An optical phase array with tunable phase step is demonstrated. The phase array consists of a 2-dimensional hexagonal lattice of inverted ferroelectric domains fabricated on a z-cut lithium niobate substrate. The electro-optically tunable phase step is obtained by the application of an external electric field along the z axis of the crystal via transparent electrodes. Theoretical analysis and experimental results are presented showing that a tunable and flexible adaptive optical illuminator device can be realized by combining the electro-optic tunability with the Talbot effect. Generation of a multiplicity of light pattern is shown.

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Published date: November 2006
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 46931
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46931
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 5c36f4d5-e92c-4fb5-8a87-35ca6edaf76e
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204

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Date deposited: 24 Jul 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:38

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Author: M. Paturzo
Author: P. De Natale
Author: S. De Nicola
Author: P. Ferraro
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD
Author: G. Coppola
Author: M. Iodice
Author: M. Gioffré

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