Abstract
We report the development of an invertible wavefront switching system, consisting of a spatial light modulator (SLM), a diffuser, a signal beam, and a control beam. The shaped optical signal beam can be switched between on and off states by disturbing the diffuser with a control beam via thermo-optic effect. During the wavefront shaping process, the extinction ratio of the signal beam is iteratively optimized. We demonstrate a high extinction ratio of nearly 20. In addition, when the control beam is on, a switch with either on or off state can be configured to via encoding different wavefront patterns to the signal beam. This work potentially advances many physical or bio-medical applications employing all-optical switches.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 106466 |
| Journal | Optics and Laser Technology |
| Volume | 131 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2020 |
Keywords
- High extinction ratio
- Invertible system
- Wavefront optimization
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