LIQUID-CRYSTAL PHASE MODULATOR FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS - TEMPORAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION

Authors
KUDRYASHOV AV GONGLEWSKI J BROWNE S HIGHLAND R
Citation
Av. Kudryashov et al., LIQUID-CRYSTAL PHASE MODULATOR FOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS - TEMPORAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION, Optics communications, 141(5-6), 1997, pp. 247-253
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
141
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
247 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1997)141:5-6<247:LPMFAO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The study of the temporal performance of a nematic liquid crystal phas e modulator with 69 phase retardance cells is presented. The change of Strehl ratio for defocus under static and dynamic conditions is discu ssed. It is observed that the rate of arbitrary phase modulation is li mited to about 1.7 Hz with this device. Finally, suggestions for impro ving the bandwidth are given. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science B .V.