title: Reconfigurable all-diffractive optical filters using phase-only spatial light modulators.
abstract: We demonstrate a reconfigurable optical filter implemented using a phase-only two-dimensional liquid-crystal-on-silicon spatial light modulator. To achieve this we utilize two different approaches leading to two different configurations in the modulator. The first one, based on a spatially patterned diffractive lens, permits us to obtain the desired spectrum along the optical axis and, in the second one, which is based on a generalized spectrometer, the desired spectrum is found outside of the optical axis. Experimental results show good agreement with the theory and indicate the validity of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Grup De Recerca d'Optica de Castelló, Departament de Física, Universitat Jaume I, 12080 Castelló, Spain. gminguez@uji.es
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mínguez-Vega
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Supradeepa
authors.forename: Omel
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mendoza-Yero
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weiner