Title :
A review of non mechanical beam steering options
Author :
McManamon, Paul F.
Author_Institution :
Exciting Technol. LLC, Dayton, OH
Abstract :
The classic approach is liquid crystal optical phase delay using a sawtooth phase profile. Other approaches are reviewed and compared, including Continuous Optical Phased Arrays, COPA, Birefringent gratings, writeable lenslets, electro-wetting, Holographic Glass, and MEMS.
Keywords :
beam steering; diffraction gratings; lenses; liquid crystals; micro-optomechanical devices; optical arrays; optical glass; Birefringent gratings; MEMS; continuous optical phased arrays; electro-wetting; holographic glass; liquid crystal optical phase delay; nonmechanical beam steering options; sawtooth phase profile; writeable lenslets; Beam steering; Birefringence; Delay; Glass; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Liquid crystals; Optical arrays; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688748
