WO2000034823A1 - Dispositif et procede de modulation spatiale de la lumiere - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a spatial light modulator and a spatial light modulation method using a spatial light modulator using liquid crystal as a light modulating material, and more particularly to a spatial light modulator and a spatial light modulation method using a reflection type spatial light modulator.
- intensity modulation type is a type used for liquid crystal televisions and light valves of projectors
- phase modulation type is considered promising in fields such as optical information processing and hologram processing. This is because, unlike the intensity modulation type, the phase modulation type can increase the light use efficiency.
- a system using such a phase modulation type spatial light modulator is disclosed by J 'Gluckx et al. In “Lossless Light Projection", Optics Letters Vol.22, No.18 (1997). .
- the phase modulation type spatial light modulator includes a reflection type and a transmission type.
- the reflection type spatial light modulator unlike the transmission type, the incident surface of the readout light and the exit surface of the modulated light are the same surface. For this reason, the modulated light is normally separated from the readout light using a half mirror.
- Disclosure of the invention is to provide a spatial light modulation device and a spatial light modulation method that use a reflective spatial light modulator and have high light use efficiency.
- the present invention provides a light source for outputting readout light, a light modulation layer using liquid crystal as a light modulation material, a light reflection layer, and a light reflection layer.
- An incident surface located on the opposite side of the light reflecting layer, and voltage applying means for applying a voltage to the light modulating layer, wherein read light incident on the incident surface passes through the light modulating layer. Then, the light is reflected by the light reflection layer and passed through the light modulation layer again, whereby light modulation is performed twice by the light modulation layer, and a reflection type for outputting the obtained modulated light from the incident surface side.
- a spatial light modulator wherein the light source and the reflective spatial light modulator are arranged such that the readout light is incident on the incident surface along an incident optical axis extending obliquely to the light reflecting layer;
- the readout light is arranged to exit from the incident surface along a reflection optical axis extending obliquely with respect to the light reflection layer, and
- a spatial light modulation device wherein liquid crystal molecules in a modulation layer are oriented so as to be tilted in a plane substantially parallel to the slope with the application of a voltage by the voltage applying means.
- the readout light is obliquely incident on the incident surface of the reflection type spatial light modulator, the incident readout light and the reflection modulation light are used by a half mirror. Can be separated. Therefore, the light use efficiency is improved, and the degree of freedom of the arrangement of the incident and exit optical systems is increased.
- the readout light containing approximately 100% of the P-polarized component is obliquely incident on the incident surface.
- the P-polarized light component of the reading light has a polarization direction in a normal plane including the incident optical axis of the reading light and the normal to the light reflection layer of the spatial light modulator.
- the liquid crystal in the light modulation layer It is oriented so as to be inclined in a plane substantially parallel to the slope of the sword. Therefore, no twist occurs between the P-polarized light component of the readout light and the alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules. Therefore, only the phase is modulated without the rotation of the polarization plane. The same applies to the reflected light, so that the finally output modulated light has the same polarization plane as the incident light, and is output as modulated light containing approximately 100% of the P-polarized component. Therefore, high diffraction efficiency can be maintained.
- the readout light contains 100% of the P-polarized light component
- the liquid crystal molecules in the light modulation layer are oriented so as to be inclined in a plane parallel to the slope with the application of the voltage by the voltage application means.
- the liquid crystal in the light modulating layer is preferably subjected to a vertical alignment or a horizontal alignment treatment. By subjecting the liquid crystal to vertical or horizontal alignment, the liquid crystal molecules are arranged in a predetermined plane without twist.
- the present invention provides a light modulating layer using liquid crystal as a light modulating material, a light reflecting layer, an incident surface of the light modulating layer opposite to the light reflecting layer, Voltage applying means for applying a voltage to the light modulating layer, wherein the reading light incident on the incident surface passes through the light modulating layer, is reflected by the light reflecting layer, and passes through the light modulating layer again.
- a step of preparing a reflective spatial light modulator for outputting the modulated light obtained by performing the light modulation twice in the light modulation layer from the incident surface side The read-out light is incident on the incident surface along an optical axis extending obliquely to the light-reflecting layer, and the read-out light is emitted along the reflective optical axis extending obliquely to the light reflecting layer.
- the reading light, the incident optical axis, the reflected optical axis, And approximately 100% of a P-polarized light component having a polarization direction in a normal plane including all normal lines extending perpendicular to the light reflection surface, and the liquid crystal molecules in the light modulation layer are:
- a spatial light modulation method characterized by being oriented so as to be inclined in a plane substantially parallel to the slope with the application of a voltage by the voltage applying means.
- the readout light contains 100% of the P-polarized light component
- the liquid crystal molecules in the light modulation layer are oriented so as to be inclined in a plane parallel to the slope with the application of a voltage by the voltage application means.
- the liquid crystal in the light modulation layer is preferably subjected to a vertical alignment or a horizontal alignment treatment.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a spatial light modulator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a reflective spatial light modulator used in the spatial light modulator of FIG.
- FIG. 3A is an explanatory perspective view illustrating a liquid crystal arrangement in a light modulation layer of the spatial light modulator of FIG.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ⁇ - ⁇ of FIG. 3A.
- FIG. 3C is an explanatory perspective view illustrating a state in which the liquid crystal arrangement in the light modulation layer in FIG. 3A changes according to the application of a voltage.
- FIG. 3D is a sectional view taken along the line IHD-IHD in FIG. 3C.
- FIG. 4 is an arrangement configuration diagram in a comparative example of the spatial light modulator.
- FIG. 5A is an explanatory perspective view illustrating a liquid crystal arrangement in a light modulation layer of the spatial light modulator in the comparative example of FIG.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line VB-VB in FIG. 5A.
- FIG. 5C is an explanatory perspective view illustrating a state in which the liquid crystal arrangement in the light modulation layer in FIG. 5A changes according to the application of a voltage.
- FIG. 5D is a sectional view taken along line VD-VD in FIG. 5C.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing a measurement result of diffraction efficiency obtained by the arrangement of the first embodiment in the first experiment.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the measurement results of the diffraction efficiency obtained by the arrangement of the comparative example in the first experiment.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram explaining how to change the direction of the spatial light modulator and the polarization direction of the readout light in order to change the ratio of the PS polarization component in the second experiment.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing the measurement results of the diffraction efficiency with respect to the change in the ratio of the PS polarization component obtained in the second experiment.
- FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a laser processing apparatus configured by applying the spatial light modulator of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of an optical connection device configured by applying the spatial light modulator of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 12A is an explanatory perspective view illustrating a liquid crystal arrangement in a light modulation layer of a reflection type spatial light modulator in a spatial light modulation device according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line X ⁇ B—X ⁇ B in FIG. 12A.
- FIG. 12C is an explanatory perspective view illustrating a state where the liquid crystal arrangement in the light modulation layer in FIG. 12A changes in response to the application of a voltage.
- FIG. 12D is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XIID-XIID in FIG. 12C.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a spatial light modulator according to the present embodiment.
- a spatial light modulator 100 includes a reflective optically addressed spatial light modulator (hereinafter, referred to as “SLM”) 1.
- the SLM 1 includes an optical modulator 1A, an optical address unit 1B, and a mirror layer 15 provided between the optical modulator 1A and the optical address unit 1B.
- the optical address section 1B has a write light incident surface 1b on which write light is incident, and changes the optical characteristics of the optical modulation section 1A according to the incident write light. It is like that.
- the light modulation section 1A includes a readout light incident surface 1a for receiving the readout light, modulates the incident readout light by a change in its optical characteristics, and modulates the light by the mirror layer 15. After being reflected, the light is modulated again and emitted from the readout light incident surface 1a.
- the SLM 1 is arranged in a three-dimensional XYZ space in the direction shown in FIG. That is, assuming that the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing is the X direction and the plane of the drawing is the YZ plane, the SLM1 has a normal line extending perpendicular to the readout light incident surface 1a and the reflective layer 15 extending in the Z-axis direction. It is arranged as follows.
- a writing light source 3 On the writing light incident surface 1 b side of the SLM 1, a writing light source 3, a transmissive LCD television 5 for displaying an image of the writing light, and an image signal included in the writing light are transmitted to the SLM 1.
- An imaging lens 6 for forming an image on the writing light incident surface 1b is arranged.
- the transmission type liquid crystal television 5 is connected to a writing electric signal generator 4 for controlling image display.
- a plane (YZ plane) including all of the incident optical axis I, the reflected optical axis ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ , and the SLM 1 incident surface 1 a and the normal Z of the reflective layer 15 of the read light is a normal to the read light. Is composed.
- the He—Ne laser 7 is for emitting linearly polarized readout light.
- the He—Ne laser 7 is oriented so that the oscillation direction of the electric field of the linearly polarized light readout light becomes P-polarized light parallel to the slope (YZ plane) (hereinafter, “laser predetermined reference position”). ").
- laser predetermined reference position P-polarized light parallel to the slope (YZ plane) (hereinafter, “laser predetermined reference position”). ").
- the structure of the SLM 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
- the SLM 1 of the present embodiment is a light-address type parallel alignment liquid crystal spatial light modulator (P
- a L— C5 L M (Parallel-Aligned nematic-liquid-crystal Spatial Light Modulator)).
- the SLM 1 has a glass substrate 12 on which an AR coat layer 11 for preventing unnecessary reflection of incident writing light is formed.
- the AR coating layer 11 defines the incident surface 1b of the writing light.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- amorphous silicon a—S i
- Photoconductive layer 14 is laminated.
- the AR coating layer 11, the glass substrate 12, the ITO 13, and the photoconductive layer 14 constitute an optical address portion 1 B.
- a mirror layer 15 made of a dielectric multilayer film is laminated.
- the SLM 1 further has a glass substrate 21, on the surface of which an AR coat layer 22 for preventing unnecessary reflection of incident readout light is formed.
- the AR coating layer 22 defines the read light incident surface 1a.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- Alignment layers 16 and 19 are formed on the mirror layer 15 and the IT layer 20, respectively. These alignment layers 16 and 19 are arranged to face each other and are connected via a frame-shaped spacer 18.
- the frame of the spacer 18 is filled with a nematic liquid crystal, and a liquid crystal layer 17 as a light modulation layer is formed.
- the ITOs 13 and 20 are connected to the driving device 2 so that a predetermined voltage is applied between them.
- the light modulating section 1A is composed of the AR coat layer 22, the glass substrate 21, the ITO 20, the alignment layer 19, the liquid crystal layer 17 and the alignment layer 16.
- the thickness direction of the light modulation layer 17 is parallel to the Z-axis direction, and the mirror layer 15 and the orientation layers 16 and 19 are They are arranged in a direction extending parallel to the XY plane.
- FIGS. 3A to 3D the alignment direction of the nematic liquid crystal in the light modulation layer 17 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3D.
- the reflection layer 15 is shown, and the remaining layers 21, 20, and 14 to 11 are not shown.
- the nematic liquid crystal molecules in the light modulating layer 17 are subjected to horizontal alignment treatment by the alignment layers 16 and 19, and the alignment layers 16 and 1 are aligned. It is oriented so as to be parallel to the surface of No. 9 and to face a single predetermined direction m. More specifically, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are parallel to the surfaces of the alignment layers 16 and 19, oriented in the predetermined direction m, and the liquid crystal layer 17 It is oriented without twisting in the thickness direction (Z direction) of, and has a parallel orientation structure.
- the predetermined direction m is determined by the processing direction when the alignment layers 16 and 19 are processed by rubbing and oblique deposition when the SLM 1 is formed.
- the SLM 1 when arranging the SLM 1 in the spatial light modulator 100, the SLM 1 is oriented so that its predetermined direction m is parallel to the Y-axis direction (hereinafter, referred to as “SLM predetermined reference position”). Placed in In this case, when a voltage is applied to the light modulation layer 17 by ITO 13 and ITO, the liquid crystal molecules are aligned with the predetermined orientation m and the liquid crystal layer 17 as shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D. In the plane parallel to the plane (in this case, the YZ plane) that includes both the thickness direction Z and the thickness direction Z, the orientation direction is inclined. Note that the liquid crystal molecules may have a pretilt structure in which the liquid crystal molecules are slightly inclined in a plane parallel to the YZ plane even when no voltage is applied.
- the liquid crystal has a birefringence.
- the SLM 1 controls the birefringence by tilting the liquid crystal molecules according to the applied voltage, and performs ECB (electrically-controlled birefringence) type modulation.
- ECB electrically-controlled birefringence
- phase difference based on the difference in the refractive index occurs between the normal polarization component and the vertical polarization component, and the plane of polarization rotates.
- the linearly polarized light that oscillates in a direction having no twist with respect to the major axis of the liquid crystal molecules enters the light modulation layer 17, the linearly polarized light does not rotate its polarization plane and changes in the refractive index on the vibration plane. In accordance with the phase modulation. That is, the linearly polarized light undergoes only phase modulation.
- the liquid crystal molecules are aligned so that the alignment direction is inclined in a plane parallel to the YZ plane, which is the slope for reading light.
- reading The emission light source 7 is arranged so as to emit P-polarized readout light to the SLM 1. Since the vibration plane of the P-polarized reading light is parallel to the YZ plane, there is no twist between the vibration plane of the reading light incident on the liquid crystal layer and the long axis of the liquid crystal molecules. Therefore, the reading light does not cross the long axis of the liquid crystal molecules, and the polarization plane of the reading light does not rotate. Therefore, the polarization direction of the emitted light is maintained as P-polarized light, and high diffraction efficiency can be achieved.
- the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules changes in a plane parallel to the YZ plane that is the slope of the readout light (FIGS. 3C and 3D).
- the refractive index for the polarized light component oscillating in the direction of the normal (YZ plane) of the light modulation layer 17 changes depending on the pixel position.
- the linearly polarized light emitted from the He—Ne laser 7 is adjusted to parallel light by the lens 8, the spatial filter 9, and the collimating lens 10, and converted into P-polarized light by the light modulation layer 17 of the SLM 1.
- the read light oscillates in a plane parallel to the normal (YZ plane)
- the read light propagates while being phase-modulated by a change in the refractive index in the light modulation layer 17.
- the reading The light is reflected by the mirror layer 15, propagates again in the light modulation layer 17, undergoes phase modulation, and emerges from the incident surface la.
- the polarization plane does not rotate, phase modulation is performed efficiently.
- a predetermined Fourier transform image for example, a hologram image
- the P-polarized light is obliquely incident on the reflective spatial light modulator 1 as the reading light.
- the liquid crystal in the light modulating layer 17 has a surface including both the optical axes of the readout light as the incident light and the modulated light as the emitted light, that is, the slope (YZ).
- the liquid crystal molecules are oriented in parallel so that they tilt in a plane parallel to the plane. Therefore, the polarization plane of light does not rotate during light modulation, high diffraction efficiency is obtained, and light use efficiency is high.
- the incident optical axis I and the output optical axis O are separated, so that the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the input and output optical systems is increased, and the light use efficiency is further improved. It has been raised.
- the direction of the SLM 1 is rotated 90 degrees on the XY plane around the Z axis (hereinafter, “SLM 1”). "Predetermined comparison position").
- the predetermined orientation m in which the long axis of the liquid crystal molecules is oriented is parallel to the X-axis direction, and thus the long axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented in a direction extending parallel to the XZ plane.
- the XZ plane is orthogonal to the YZ plane which is the slope of the readout light.
- the readout light source 7 is moved around the incident optical axis I. Rotate 90 degrees and change the direction of the electric field of the readout light so that the vibration direction (polarization direction) is perpendicular to the surface (YZ plane) (hereinafter referred to as “laser predetermined comparison position”). As a result, the readout light enters the light modulation layer 17 as S-polarized light. In this case, when no voltage is applied, the polarization direction of the readout light is parallel to the long axis direction of the liquid crystal molecules as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B.
- the spatial light modulator 100 having the configuration shown in FIG. 1, a vertical stripe image is displayed on the liquid crystal television 5, and the number of vertical stripes to be displayed, that is, the spatial frequency, and the input / output angle of the read light ⁇
- the intensity ratio of the first-order diffracted light of the read light emitted from the SLM 1 that is, how the diffraction efficiency changed was measured.
- the SLM 1 is arranged at a predetermined reference position of the SLM (the direction shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D), and the liquid crystal molecules are positioned on the slope of the readout light (YZ plane). It was inclined in a parallel plane.
- the laser light source 7 is placed at a predetermined reference position of the laser (the direction shown in FIGS. 1 and 3A to 3D) so that the oscillation surface of the readout light is parallel to the normal plane (YZ plane). Then, the reading light was incident on the SLM 1 as P-polarized light.
- the SLM 1 is arranged at a predetermined comparison position of SLM (the direction shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D), and the liquid crystal molecules are arranged in a plane perpendicular to the normal (YZ plane) of the reading light. (XZ plane).
- the laser light source 7 is placed at the predetermined laser comparison position (the direction shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A to 5D), and the readout light vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the normal (YZ plane). Then, the readout light was incident on the SLM 1 as S-polarized light.
- FIG. 6 shows the experimental results of the diffraction efficiency obtained with the arrangement of the present embodiment
- FIG. 7 shows the experimental results of the diffraction efficiency obtained with the arrangement of the comparative example.
- the diffraction efficiency decreases as the incidence / emission angle 0 increases.
- the diffraction efficiencies are almost the same and show a high efficiency. It was confirmed that. That is, in the present embodiment, it can be seen that the incidence / incoming angle 0 can be increased while the diffraction efficiency, that is, the light use efficiency is kept high.
- the polarization plane of the modulated light can be prevented from rotating, which is almost the same as in the case of normal incidence. It was found that high diffraction efficiency, that is, high light use efficiency was obtained.
- the input / output angle ⁇ can be increased while maintaining the light use efficiency high, so that the input optical path I and the output optical path O of the read light are formed by an additional optical member such as a half mirror. It can be completely separated without the use of a. Therefore, there is an advantage that the degree of freedom in designing the input light path I and the output light path ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ can be increased while obtaining high light use efficiency.
- the present inventors further performed a second experiment.
- the position of the reading light source 7 was maintained while the position of the SLM 1 and the laser light source 7 was maintained in the state of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and the slope of the reading light was fixed to the YZ plane.
- the P-polarized light component and the S-polarized light in the readout light incident on the SLM1 The proportions of the components were varied. It was measured how the diffraction efficiency changes with the change in the ratio of the polarized light component.
- the ratio of the P-polarized light component to the S-polarized light component is a desired ratio a: 1—a (where the P-polarized light component ratio is a and the S-polarized light component ratio is 11a (0 ⁇ a ⁇ 1)
- the direction should be shifted by [(1-a) / a] 1/2 ).
- the direction of SLM 1 is also changed to the direction shifted by the same angle ⁇ from the SLM predetermined reference position (the direction in which the liquid crystal orientation m extends in the Y-axis direction).
- the liquid crystal alignment direction m is not twisted.
- the SLM 1 and the laser light source 7 may be arranged at the SLM predetermined reference position and the laser predetermined reference position, respectively.
- the SLM 1 and the laser light source 7 may be arranged in the directions shifted from the SLM predetermined reference position and the laser predetermined reference position by 18.4 °.
- the ratio a of the P-polarized light component was 1, and the readout light composed of the 100% P-polarized light component was incident on the SLM 1.
- a binary phase grating was formed on the SLM 1 and the diffraction efficiency was measured by driving the SLM 1 at a driving voltage of 3.0 [V] and a frequency of 1 [kHz].
- the incident angle ⁇ of the incident optical axis I was set to 15 °.
- the same measurement was performed again with the drive voltage changed to 4.0 [V].
- 90% was a ⁇ -polarized light component
- the remaining 10% was a read-out light composed of an S-polarized light component. In this state, the diffraction efficiency was measured again.
- the same measurement of the diffraction efficiency as above was performed by determining the ratio a of the ⁇ Repeated while decreasing by 0.1. That is, the measurement is repeatedly performed while gradually increasing the angle ⁇ of the SLM 1 from the predetermined reference position of the SLM and the angle ⁇ of the laser light source 7 from the predetermined reference position of the laser according to the ⁇ polarization ratio value a.
- the measurement is repeatedly performed while gradually increasing the angle ⁇ of the SLM 1 from the predetermined reference position of the SLM and the angle ⁇ of the laser light source 7 from the predetermined reference position of the laser according to the ⁇ polarization ratio value a.
- Figure 9 shows the measurement results of the diffraction efficiency.
- the horizontal axis indicates the PS component mixture ratio
- the vertical axis indicates the diffraction efficiency.
- the incident angle it can be seen that a sufficiently high diffraction efficiency can be obtained regardless of the magnitude of the voltage.
- the direction of the laser light source 7 deviates from its predetermined reference position by 0 ° or more and 18.4 ° or less, and the direction of the SLM 1 is 0 ° or more and 18.4 ° or less from its predetermined reference position. It can be seen that a sufficiently high diffraction efficiency can be obtained even if it is shifted.
- the polarization direction of the reading light does not have to be completely (100%) parallel to the reading light slope ( ⁇ plane).
- the reading light polarization plane is approximately 100% parallel to the reading light slope ( ⁇ plane) For example, it may be in a plane that is shifted from the reading light slope (YZ plane) by 0 ° or more and 18.4 ° or less.
- the SLM 1 need not be oriented so that its liquid crystal molecules are tilted in a plane completely (100%) parallel to the readout light slope (YZ plane).
- the liquid crystal molecules are tilted in a plane that is approximately 100% parallel to the reading light slope (YZ plane), for example, in a plane that is displaced from the reading light slope (YZ plane) by 0 ° or more and 18.4 ° or less. It is sufficient if they are arranged so that
- the spatial light modulator 100 of the present embodiment having the above characteristics can be applied to, for example, a laser processing device and the like in addition to image display and optical analog operation.
- the laser processing apparatus is for condensing a laser beam on a workpiece such as a metal plate and performing cutting or laser marking on the workpiece.
- the spatial light modulator 100 of the present embodiment is applied to a laser processing device, for example, a YAG laser is used as the readout light source 7 instead of a He—Ne laser.
- the laser beam is focused on the workpiece located on the Fourier transform plane F in a desired pattern (Fourier pattern) to process the workpiece. More specifically, an image such as a hologram is formed on the SLM 1 by the liquid crystal television 5.
- the P-polarized readout light is made obliquely incident on the SLM 1.
- the P-polarized light is subjected to phase modulation corresponding to the input pattern by the SLM 1 and is subjected to Fourier transform by the Fourier transform lens 30, thereby converging on the workpiece to form a desired pattern, and Process the workpiece.
- the reading light Since the reading light is obliquely incident on the SLM 1 and a half mirror for separating the incident optical axis and the reflected optical axis is not used, the loss of the reading light is small. In addition, since only the phase of the readout light is modulated, the readout light is focused on the desired pattern with high diffraction efficiency. Because of this, read The reading light from the output light source 7 can be efficiently provided for processing. Note that the reading light does not have to be the 100% P-polarized component, and it is sufficient that the reading light has approximately 100% P-polarized component. Also, the direction of the SLM 1 is not limited to a plane in which the liquid crystal molecules are tilted due to the application of a voltage and is not completely parallel to the light slope (YZ plane).
- the light emitted from the laser 7 generally disturbs the wavefront due to the deformation of components in the laser 7 due to heat or the like, and does not become clear parallel light.
- the focusing spot becomes large, and the processing accuracy may be reduced.
- the spread of the focusing spots also leads to a reduction in power density, which leads to the inability to perform efficient processing.
- FIG. 10 shows a laser beam machine 200 modified from the spatial light modulator 100 of the present embodiment, which corrects the disturbance of the laser wavefront due to the above-described causes and forms clear parallel light. It is made possible.
- the configuration of the present laser processing apparatus 200 is substantially the same as the configuration of the spatial light modulator 100 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but the collimating lens 100 on the incident optical axis I is provided.
- a beam splitter 36 is provided between the SLM 1 and the SLM 1 so that a part of the reading light is guided to the SLM 1 and another part is guided to the wavefront detector 35.
- the wavefront detector 35 includes a Hartmann sensor using a microlens array, an interference system, and the like, and measures the degree of disturbance of the wavefront of the laser beam from the beam splitter 36.
- the wavefront detector 3 5 is connected to the electric signal generator 4, based on the measurement result, controls the electric signal generator 4, corrects the wavefront of the readout light to the SLM 1, A phase pattern that forms a clean plane wave is formed.
- the SLM 1 can modulate the phase of the readout light to form output light having a uniform wavefront.
- the output light having the uniform wavefront is subjected to Fourier transform by the Fourier transform lens 30, so that a smaller light is collected.
- the spot can be formed on the workpiece 37 located on the Fourier transform plane F, and laser processing with higher processing accuracy can be realized.
- the readout light does not have to be 100% P-polarized light component, but may have approximately 100% P-polarized light component.
- the orientation of the SLM 1 is not limited to reading out a plane in which the liquid crystal molecules incline with the application of a voltage and being completely parallel to the light slope (YZ plane).
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another application example of the spatial light modulator 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the spatial light modulator 100 is applied to an optical interconnection device 60.
- the optical interconnection device 60 is for switching the connection between each element between the parallel operation boards 40 and 50 that exchange information by light.
- the parallel operation board 40 includes a light receiver array 41 for information input and a laser diode array 42 for information output.
- the parallel operation board 50 includes a light receiver array 51 for information input and a laser diode array 52 for information output.
- the optical interconnection device 60 is arranged between the laser diode array 42 of the parallel operation board 40 and the light receiver array 51 of the parallel operation board 50.
- the configuration of the optical interconnection device 600 is substantially the same as the configuration of the spatial light modulator 100 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but the laser light source 7, lens 8, spatial
- a prism 61 and a Fourier transform lens 30 ' are provided instead of the char filter 9, the collimating lens 10 and the Fourier transform lens 30.
- the prism 61 reflects the reading light from the laser diode array 42.
- Fourier transform lens 3 0 ' The readout light reflected by the beam 61 is Fourier-transformed and made incident on the readout light incident surface 1a of the SLM 1, and the readout light modulated by the SLM 1 and emitted from the readout light incident surface 1a is returned again.
- For Fourier transform The prism 61 also plays a role of reflecting the readout light emitted from the Fourier transform lens 30 ′ and guiding it to the light receiver array 51.
- the SLM 1 is arranged at a predetermined reference position (FIGS. 1 to 3D), the mirror layer 15 has a normal line parallel to the Z axis, and the liquid crystal layer 1
- the liquid crystal molecules in Fig. 2) are inclined in a plane parallel to the YZ plane.
- the readout light emitted from the laser diode array 42 and reflected by the prism 61 travels along the YZ plane, enters the readout light incident surface la obliquely (at an incident angle of 0), and has a mirror layer.
- the light is reflected at 15 and again travels along the YZ plane to reach the prism 61. That is, the YZ plane is the slope.
- the laser diode array 42 emits linearly polarized readout light, and is arranged in such a direction that its polarization plane is P-polarized light parallel to the YZ plane.
- a light source 3 a transmissive liquid crystal television 5 for displaying a written image, and an imaging lens 6 are arranged on the writing light incident surface 1b side of the SLM 1, as in the arrangement shown in FIG.
- the liquid crystal television 5 is connected to an electric signal generator 4 as a writing image control device.
- the control device 4 controls the liquid crystal television 5 to display a hologram pattern for optical path switching.
- the writing light emitted from the light source 3 passes through the liquid crystal television 5, the writing path is written with the optical path switching hologram pattern.
- the writing light on which the hologram pattern is written forms an image on the photoconductive layer 14 (FIG. 2) of the SLM 1 via the imaging lens 6.
- the output signal of the parallel operation board 40 is output by the laser diode array 42. It is output as two-dimensional or one-dimensional image information.
- This image is reflected by the prism 61 as read light, and guided to the SLM 1 via the Fourier transform lens 30 ′. Then, the light enters the light modulation layer 17 of the SLM 1.
- This readout light undergoes a predetermined phase modulation according to the hologram pattern for switching the optical path formed on the photoconductive layer 14.
- the image thus modulated passes through the Fourier transform lens 30 ′ again, is reflected by the prism 61, and emerges to the light receiving array 51 of the parallel operation port 50.
- the polarization plane is read out as the readout light, and the P-polarized linear polarization parallel to the light slope is used, and the direction of the SLM 1 is arranged at the predetermined reference position.
- the readout light need not be 100% P-polarized light component, but may have approximately 100% P-polarized light component.
- the direction of SLM 1 is not limited to a plane in which the liquid crystal molecules are tilted due to the application of a voltage due to the application of a voltage and is not completely parallel to the light slope (YZ plane), but may be substantially parallel.
- the spatial light modulator 100 is an optical
- the spatial light modulator 100 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is substantially the same as the spatial light modulator 100 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 except that an optical address type vertical alignment liquid crystal spatial light modulator is used instead of the liquid crystal spatial alignment liquid crystal spatial light modulator. It has the same configuration. That is, the SLM 1 and the readout light source 7 are arranged so that the read light has a normal to the YZ plane, and the readout light source 7 has its polarization plane parallel to the YZ plane. That is, they are arranged so that the P-polarized readout light enters the liquid crystal layer 17.
- the vertical alignment liquid crystal spatial light modulator has the configuration shown in FIG. 2 similarly to the parallel alignment liquid crystal spatial light modulator, but the liquid crystal layer 17 is composed of the liquid crystal layer 17 shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B.
- the alignment layers 16 and 19 are vertically aligned. That is, the long axes of the liquid crystal molecules are aligned perpendicular to the surfaces of the alignment layers 16 and 19.
- the liquid crystal molecules When a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer 17, the liquid crystal molecules have a single predetermined orientation m and the depth direction (Z axis) of the liquid crystal layer 17, as shown in FIGS. 12C and 12D. ) And in a plane parallel to the plane containing.
- the predetermined direction m is also determined by the processing direction when the alignment layers 16 and 19 are processed by rubbing and oblique deposition when the SLM 1 is formed.
- the SLM 1 when the SLM 1 is arranged in the spatial light modulator 100, the SLM 1 is arranged so that the predetermined direction m is parallel to the Y-axis direction (a predetermined reference position).
- the liquid crystal molecules are inclined in a plane parallel to the YZ plane. Note that a pretilt structure in which liquid crystal molecules are slightly inclined in a plane parallel to the YZ plane even when no voltage is applied may be used.
- the spatial light modulator of the present embodiment obliquely incident P-polarized light is used as the readout light, and the liquid crystal in the light modulation layer 17 of the SLM 1 is exposed to the slope of the readout light when the voltage is applied. Since the liquid crystal molecules are vertically aligned in a plane parallel to the (YZ plane), the polarization plane of the light does not rotate during light modulation. Therefore, high diffraction efficiency is obtained, and light utilization efficiency is high.In addition, since the light enters and reflects from the SLM 1 at an angle, the input optical axis and the output optical axis are separated, and the input and output optical systems are arranged. The degree of freedom of light is increased, and the efficiency of light utilization is further enhanced.
- the readout light does not have to be the 100% P-polarized component, and it is sufficient that the read light has approximately 100% P-polarized component.
- the direction of the SLM 1 is not limited to a plane in which the liquid crystal molecules are tilted due to the application of a voltage due to the application of a voltage, and is not completely parallel to the light slope (YZ plane).
- the spatial light modulator 100 of the present embodiment can also be applied to a laser processing device-optical interconnection device and the like as in the first embodiment.
- the spatial light modulator of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications are possible.
- various lasers can be used as a readout light source for outputting linearly polarized readout light.
- orientation direction of the liquid crystal is not limited to the horizontal orientation shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D and the vertical orientation shown in FIGS. 12A to 12D.
- An inclined orientation may be used. It suffices that the liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to be inclined in a plane substantially parallel to the slope of the readout light when a voltage is applied.
- the optical address type space is used as the SLM 1.
- an optical modulator was used, an electric address type spatial light modulator may be used instead.
- an electrode array composed of a plurality of pixel electrodes is provided instead of the ITO 13 and the photoconductive layer 14 in the optical address portion 1B, and an image signal is selectively applied to each electrode. The voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer 17 is controlled for each pixel.
- the spatial light modulator according to the present invention is widely used for various spatial light modulators using phase modulation.
- it is widely used in computer-generated holograms, optical computing, laser processing, and the like.
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