A large-size updatable optically addressed spatial light modulator (OASLM) based on ZnO nanoparticles for large-area holographic 3D displays


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Authors
CHANG, XIN 
Pyne, Matthew 
Li, Jin 
Rughoobur, Girish 
Abstract

Optically addressed spatial light modulators (OASLMs) provide an appropriate solution for large-area and wide-viewing angle holographic displays because of the possibility of uploading holograms on it through tiling and with sub-micron diffraction feature sizes. A prototype with a large-size OASLM of 100 mm × 100 mm was fabricated using a solutionbased deposition process for ZnO nanoparticles (NPs). ZnO NP-based OASLM is suitable for hologram tiling because of the extended charge carrier lifetime as a result of trap states in the ZnO NP layer annealed at a low temperature of 180°C, of which the activation energy was determined firstly by low-temperature measurements. Operating the ZnO NP OASLM in a DC driving mode was subsequently proposed, to utilize the extended charge carrier lifetime in the photosensor layer for temporary information storage. Finally, techniques to tile computer generated holograms (CGHs) spatially on a single OASLM were explored and evaluated, including the demonstration of simultaneous image replay from sequentially tiled two separate phase-only CGHs.

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Keywords
40 Engineering, 4018 Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology, Bioengineering
Journal Title
OSA Continuum
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Journal ISSN
2578-7519
2578-7519
Volume Title
3
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L015455/1)
EPSRC