title: Digital-to-analog image conversion with an optically addressed spatial light modulator.
abstract: The possibility of using ferroelectric liquid-crystal optically addressed spatial light modulators to transfer images from silicon backplane devices is investigated. We propose a drive scheme for optically addressed spatial light modulators to perform digital-to-analog image conversion based on the speed performances of current and future silicon backplane devices and on temporal averaging. The validity of the drive scheme is experimentally demonstrated with a LED used to encode the gray levels, and we discuss the performance of the display system.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérennès
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Coker
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Crossland