Infrared-Sensitive Spatial Light Modulator
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For low-light-level infrared image and signal processing there is               an urgent need for a high resolution, high-sensitivity Infrared-                sensitive Spatial Light Modulator (IRSLM) that can be read out at               visible wavelengths.  The existing commercially available spatial               light modulators such as the microchannel spatial light modulator               and the Cds liquid crystal light valve are not capable of                       responding at these wavelengths.  However, recent developments at               Quantex, Inc. in electron trapping materials have led to infrared-              to-visible upconversion phosphors that appear to have sufficient                conversion efficiency and spatial resolution to drive a highly-                 sensitive optically-addressed spatial light modulator such as the               new family of charge transfer spatial light modulators invented at              Optron Systems, Inc.  Therefore, Optron Systems and Quantex                     propose to explore the development of a new IRSLM that consists of              a special liquid-nitrogen-cooled electron trapping material that                emits visible light upon excitation with infrared image and a                   high-sensitivity Charge-Transfer Liquid-Crystal Light Valve                     (CTLCLV).  Both the IRSLM and the CTLCLV are expected to stimulate              the field of optical computing, parallel optical image processing,              astronomical imaging, multispectral image fusion, machine vision                and industrial inspection.
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