title: Phasor analysis of eigenvectors generated in liquid-crystal displays.
abstract: We analyze optical systems for creating phase-only operation of a liquid-crystal display (LCD). We introduce a new formalism in which any input or output polarization state can be described in terms of a linear combination of the eigenvectors of the LCD. We use a phasor analysis to examine the linear combination of the eigenvectors and show how improved performance can be obtained with a new configuration. We experimentally compare the intensity and phase operation for two configurations with the same spatial light modulator and show the improved performance with the new configuration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, San Diego State University, California 92182-1233, USA. jdavis@sciences.sdsu.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nicolas
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Márquez