Advances in liquid crystal beam steering

Jay Stockley; Steven Serati

doi:10.1117/12.562595

20 October 2004 Advances in liquid crystal beam steering

Jay Stockley, Steven Serati

Proceedings Volume 5550, Free-Space Laser Communications IV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.562595
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

A space platform for optical communications could benefit from nonmechanical beam steering in which no inertia is used to redirect the laser communications link. This benefit is to come in the form of compact, low-power, light-weight optical phased arrays that provide greater flexibility in their steering capability. Non-mechanical beam steering eliminates the need for massive optomechanical components to steer the field of view of optical systems. A phased array approach also allows for random access beam steering. This paper discusses nonmechanical beam steering based on liquid crystal on silicon optical phased array technology. Limitations of the current technology and improvements are presented.

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Jay Stockley and Steven Serati "Advances in liquid crystal beam steering", Proc. SPIE 5550, Free-Space Laser Communications IV, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.562595

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