Optical processing by birefringence modulation

Maria del Carmen Lasprilla Alvarez; Lia Maria Zerbino; Nestor A. Bolognini

doi:10.1117/1.600937

1 January 1996 Optical processing by birefringence modulation

Maria del Carmen Lasprilla Alvarez, Lia Maria Zerbino, Nestor A. Bolognini

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 35, Issue 1, (January 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.600937

Abstract

Spatial filtering, spectral matched inhibition, and recovering of defocused images are implemented by modulation of the induced birefringence of a BSO crystal. The intensity distribution received by the crystal modulates the induced birefringence and the ellipticity of the transmitted light is then modified as it propagates through the crystal. To describe the processor, a 4-f optical system is used. A simple physical model is introduced and numerical and experimental results are presented.

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Maria del Carmen Lasprilla Alvarez, Lia Maria Zerbino, and Nestor A. Bolognini "Optical processing by birefringence modulation," Optical Engineering 35(1), (1 January 1996). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.600937

Published: 1 January 1996

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