Experimentally simulating the beam shaping capabilities of piston‑type deformable mirrors using a liquid crystal spatial light modulator
| dc.contributor.author | Scholes, Stirling | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mohapi, Lehloa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-30T20:17:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The number of mirror segments, mirror geometry and orientation are essential parameters when assessing the beam-shaping capabilities of deformable mirrors. Here, we use a Liquid Crystal on Silicon Spatial Light Modulator (LCoS-SLM) to mimic the mechanical design of a deformable mirror and quantitatively analyse the effect of the number of mirror segments and their geometrical structure on resulting structured modes. Our approach can be used as a test bed prior to designing a deformable mirror for high power beam shaping. | |
| dc.description.submitter | PM2026 | |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Science | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/49535 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.school | School of Physics | |
| dc.subject | Applied Optics | |
| dc.subject | Integrated Optics | |
| dc.subject | Micro-optics | |
| dc.subject | Optical Metrology | |
| dc.subject.primarysdg | SDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | |
| dc.subject.secondarysdg | SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals | |
| dc.title | Experimentally simulating the beam shaping capabilities of piston‑type deformable mirrors using a liquid crystal spatial light modulator | |
| dc.type | Article |