Open AccessBeyond the display: phase-only liquid crystal on Silicon devices and their applications in photonics [Invited]
Author(s) -
Grigory Lazarev,
Po-Ju Chen,
Johannes Strauß,
Nicolas K. Fontaine,
Andrew Forbes
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.016206
Subject(s) - liquid crystal on silicon , materials science , photonics , optics , wafer , silicon , liquid crystal , engineering physics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , engineering , physics
Existing for almost four decades, liquid crystal on Silicon (LCOS) technology is rapidly growing into photonic applications. We review the basics of the technology, from the wafer to the driving solutions, the progress over the last decade and the future outlook. Furthermore we review the most exciting industrial and scientific applications of the LCOS technology.