Abstract

In this presentation we review work in liquid crystal on silicon smart spatial light modulators for optical information processing and switching system applications. Due to the very attractive characteristics of these materials such as high switching speed, low voltage, low power operations, high optical quality and contrast, the paper will focus on the integration of ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLC) and silicon-chip technology. This consideration is illustrated by the recent gain of attention paid to these devices in the literature.

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