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Anisotropic leaky-mode modulator for holographic video displays

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  • D. E. Smalley

    (MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Q. Y. J. Smithwick

    (MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • V. M. Bove

    (MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • J. Barabas

    (MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • S. Jolly

    (MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Every holographic video display is built on a spatial light modulator, which directs light by diffraction to form points in three-dimensional space. The modulators currently used for holographic video displays are challenging to use for several reasons: they have relatively low bandwidth, high cost, low diffraction angle, poor scalability, and the presence of quantization noise, unwanted diffractive orders and zero-order light. Here we present modulators for holographic video displays based on anisotropic leaky-mode couplers, which have the potential to address all of these challenges. These modulators can be fabricated simply, monolithically and at low cost. Additionally, these modulators are capable of new functionalities, such as wavelength division multiplexing for colour display. We demonstrate three enabling properties of particular interest—polarization rotation, enlarged angular diffraction, and frequency domain colour filtering—and suggest that this technology can be used as a platform for low-cost, high-performance holographic video displays.

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  • D. E. Smalley & Q. Y. J. Smithwick & V. M. Bove & J. Barabas & S. Jolly, 2013. "Anisotropic leaky-mode modulator for holographic video displays," Nature, Nature, vol. 498(7454), pages 313-317, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:498:y:2013:i:7454:d:10.1038_nature12217
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12217
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