Title :
Terahertz in plane and terahertz out of plane (TIP-TOP) switching of a liquid crystal spatial light modulator
Author :
Ung, Benjamin S-Y ; Yu Yang ; Parrott, Edward P. J. ; Srivastava, Anurag ; Hongkyu Park ; Chigrinov, Vladimir G. ; Pickwell-MacPherson, Emma
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, ShaTin, China
Abstract :
We have simulated and fabricated a liquid crystal based terahertz spatial light modulator. Our patented terahertz in plane and terahertz out of plane (TIP-TOP) switching technique enables the liquid crystal cell to be switched over two orders of magnitude faster than ordinary methods thus making it suitable for use in terahertz spatial light modulation.
Keywords :
liquid crystal devices; spatial light modulators; terahertz wave devices; terahertz wave imaging; TIP-TOP switching technique; liquid crystal cell; liquid crystal spatial light modulator; terahertz in plane switching; terahertz out of plane switching; terahertz spatial light modulation; terahertz spatial light modulator; Contacts; Decision support systems; Imaging; Liquid crystal devices; Optimized production technology; Switching circuits; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956348
