Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Strain-Biased PLZT Input Devices (Page Composers) for Holographic Memories and Optical Data Processing

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

PLZT-7/65/35 is a ferroelectric ceramic with strong electrooptic properties and memory; it is switched through transparent electrodes when mechanically strained. Matrix addressed x-y page composers for interfacing electrical and coherent optical systems are being fabricated with PLZT. Switching voltages are 50–300 V. Optical efficiencies greater than 40% have been achieved. Strains near 2.4 × 10−3 mm/mm permit half-wave retardation switching in 100-μ-thick plates with 80-V read-in and 190-V erase levels (60 Hz hysteresis data). A 128 × 128 element array can operate at 107 bits/sec with 10-μsec switching in a row at a time mode. Half-select disturbances affect contrasts. Applications in displays are also feasible.

© 1972 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
New Page-Composer for Holographic Data Storage

B. Hill and K. P. Schmidt
Appl. Opt. 12(6) 1193-1198 (1973)

PLZT Matrix-Type Block Data Composers

M. D. Drake
Appl. Opt. 13(2) 347-352 (1974)

Transmission Switching Characteristics of PLZT Shutters

M. J. Landry and A. E. McCarthy
Appl. Opt. 12(10) 2312-2319 (1973)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (8)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (3)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved