Title :
Broadband OPA device for MWIR beam steering
Author_Institution :
Liquid Crystal Inst., Kent State Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
The design of a liquid crystal based optical phase array (LC OPA) device that is capable of steering a broadband beam in the MWIR is reviewed. We show data acquired from our current device that can steer a 0.5 cm beam to a maximum steering angle of 0.5 mrad. The response time is approximately one millisecond.
Keywords :
beam steering; liquid crystal devices; optical arrays; 0.5 cm; 1 ms; LC OPA; MWIR beam steering; broadband OPA device; broadband beam steering; liquid crystal based optical phase array design; maximum steering angle; response time; Beam steering; Laser beams; Liquid crystal devices; Liquid crystals; Optical films; Optical scattering; Polarization; Pollution measurement; Substrates; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7231-X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2002.1035276
