• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 8, 082301 (2015)
Chao Liu, Di Wang, Lixiao Yao, Lei Li, and Qionghua Wang*
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  • School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201513.082301 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Chao Liu, Di Wang, Lixiao Yao, Lei Li, Qionghua Wang. Optical attenuator based on phase modulation of a spatial light modulator[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(8): 082301 Copy Citation Text show less
    Principle of the optical attenuator: (a) initial state; (b) loading a grayscale with phase π on the SLM.
    Fig. 1. Principle of the optical attenuator: (a) initial state; (b) loading a grayscale with phase π on the SLM.
    Phase modulation of the SLM when loading different grayscales.
    Fig. 2. Phase modulation of the SLM when loading different grayscales.
    Results of loading different grayscales on the SLM: (a) value=0; (b) value=15; (c) value=30; (d) value=45; (e) value=60; (f) value=75 (Media 1).
    Fig. 3. Results of loading different grayscales on the SLM: (a) value=0; (b) value=15; (c) value=30; (d) value=45; (e) value=60; (f) value=75 (Media 1).
    Attenuation when loading different grayscales on the SLM.
    Fig. 4. Attenuation when loading different grayscales on the SLM.
    Structure of the extended 1×2 optical switch.
    Fig. 5. Structure of the extended 1×2 optical switch.
    Grayscales loaded on the SLM and the results of light-on and light-off: (a) grayscale in (1, 1) state; (b) grayscale in (1, 0) state; (c) result of (1, 1) state; (d) result of (1, 0) state.
    Fig. 6. Grayscales loaded on the SLM and the results of light-on and light-off: (a) grayscale in (1, 1) state; (b) grayscale in (1, 0) state; (c) result of (1, 1) state; (d) result of (1, 0) state.
    InputTBPolarizationOutput
    Light source111
    002
    10p12
    01s12
    Table 1. State of the 1×2 Optical Switch after Modulation of the SLM
    Chao Liu, Di Wang, Lixiao Yao, Lei Li, Qionghua Wang. Optical attenuator based on phase modulation of a spatial light modulator[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(8): 082301
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