New speckle control technique using high-speed electro-optic modulators with resonant electrode and polarization-reversed structures

作者：Murata Hiroshi^*; Furusho Keita; Yamamoto Kazuhisa; Okamura Yasuyuki

来源：Optical Review, 2012, 19(6): 436-439.

DOI：10.1007/s10043-012-0074-y

• speckle noise
• laser display
• optical modulation
• optical integrated circuit

We propose a new technique for reducing speckle noise in laser displays utilizing a high-speed optical phase modulator for expanding the laser beam spectrum. By adopting standing-wave resonant electrodes and polarization-reversed structures to LiTaO3 electro-optic modulators, high-efficiency phase modulation with a large modulation index at high microwave frequency ranges is obtainable for different color laser beams at the same time. This enables us to expand laser spectra to over 100 GHz and reduce speckle noise. The device design, fabrication, and experimental demonstration for speckle control are reported.

• 出版日期2012-11