Title :
Ferroelectric liquid crystal/silicon VLSI backplane technology for smart spatial light modulators
Author :
Crossland, W.A. ; Birch, M.J. ; Davey, A.B. ; Vass, D.G.
Author_Institution :
BNR Europe Ltd., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
Ferroelectric liquid crystal devices can be successfully coupled with VLSI silicon technology to enable complex electro-optic systems to be built. Such smart SLMs can be binary or analogue, and can be used to modulate the intensity, phase, or polarisation state of light. A start is being made in designing such systems with electronic functionality at the pixel tailored for specific applications
Keywords :
VLSI; liquid crystal devices; optical information processing; optical interconnections; optical modulation; Si backplane; VLSI backplane technology; binary operation; complex electro-optic systems; electronic functionality; ferroelectric liquid crystal pixels; greyscale operation; smart spatial light modulators;
Conference_Titel :
Two-Dimensional Optoelectronic Device Arrays, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
