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Charge-transfer-plate spatial light modulators (CTPSLM’s) are a class of devices that employ charge-transfer plates as the interface between the charge-generation element and the light-modulation element. Both optically addressed and electrically addressed devices have been built. Charge-generating elements for the optically addressed devices include photoconductors, photodiode and phototransistor arrays, optoelectronic integrated circuit chips, and photocathode–microchannel-plate assemblies. For electrically addressed devices, electron guns, very large-scale integrated circuits, thin-film transistors, and matrix electrodes are among the possible charge-generation elements. Light-modulation elements used in CTPSLM’s include liquid crystals, electro-optic organic and inorganic crystals, polymers, deformable membrane mirrors, oil films, multilayer dielectric films, and electroluminescent films. In principle, all combinations of charge-generation elements and light-modulating elements are possible. This paper explores the fundamental performance limitations of CTP technology, and describes the design, operation, and applications of five different CTPSLM’s (three based on membrane-mirror technology and two on liquid-crystal technology).
© 1992 Optical Society of America
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