Characterization and control of a microdisplay as a Spatial Light Modulator

This work introduces a new approximation of the Jones Matrix model, widely used for the prediction of the phase modulation of Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Displays (TN-LCDs). Furthermore, this work presents a new set of simple experiments that were carried out to reveal the optical characteristics of a Kopin's microdisplay and to verify the feasibility of a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) prototype developed, to provide a phase modulation between 0 and 2π without modifying the amplitude of light passing through the device, which is called 'Phase Only - SLM'.