[OPTICAL REVIEW Vol. 5, No. 2 (1998) 89-92]
Diffraction-Based Spatial Light Modulation: Transverse Linear Electrooptic Effect in Polymers
Kenji HARADA,1 Masahide ITOH,1 Igor N. KOMPANETS,2 Hiro MATSUDA,3 Alexander V. PARFENOV,2,4,* Nobuyuki TAMAOKI,3 and Toyohiko YATAGAI1
1Institute of Applied Physics and Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573 Japan, 2Lebedev Physics Institute, Leninsky 53, Moscow, 117924, Russia, 3National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research, 1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565 Japan, 4Electrotechnical Laboratory, 1-1-4, Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565 Japan
(Received June 20, 1997; Accepted February 19, 1998)
We propose a new type of spatial light modulator using nonlinear organic polymer film as a phase modulation element. Using polymer poly-Disperse Red-19 Toluendiiso-cyanate, a more than 150:1 contrast ratio has been realized for electrical addressing in transverse geometry.
Key words : spatial light modulation, diffraction, electrooptic effect, electrooptic polymer