College of Engineering
10/05/2021: The holography lab has been selected to be part of the College of Engineering Virtual Tour. Link
Review Article
10/04/2021: P.-A. Blanche, J.-W. Ka, N. Peyghambarian, “Review of Organic Photorefractive Materials and Their Use for Updateable 3D Display“, materials (MDPI), Materials 2021, 14, 5799. Link
In this article we are reviewing:
- The photorefractive effect.
- The specific characteristics for a material to be used in 3D display.
- The different molecules found in photorefractive polymers.
- How to make samples for holographic display.
- The setup to record and display 3 color holographic 3D stereograms.
Raytheon Workshop
08/31/2021: I will be presenting our work on “Optical Diffractive Neural Networks” as an External Keynote Speaker during the Raytheon 2021 MRFSTN 1st Photonics Signal Processing and Circuits Workshop.
OSA Spotlight
08/24/2021: Highlighted Articles from Optics Letters, “Ultrahigh-definition volumetric light field projection“, Spotlight Summary by Pierre-Alexandre Blanche. Link
SRC Spotlight
08/02/2021: Congratulation to Craig Draper that was put in the spotlight by SRC (Semiconductor Research Corporation) for his work with the Texas Instruments Phase Light Modulator (PLM) as a light engine for holographic waveguide HUD and augmented reality display. Link
SPIE Optics & Photonics meeting
08/01/2021: I will be presenting a paper and chairing a session about Measurement and Sensing during the SPIE Optics & Photonics meeting in San Diego. Link
Paper 11828-14: “Curved waveguide combiner for HUD/AR” Link
OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress
07/19/2021: I will be presenting two papers and chairing the session on Metrology and Profilometry during the OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress. Link
Our first paper is DW4B.3: “Texas Instruments Phase Light Modulator for Holography“. The Texas Instruments Phase Light Modulator (TI PLM) is a new type of MEMS that modulates the phase of the incoming light by moving micro-mirrors up and down. We characterized this device for beam steering and for the projection of holographic images.
Our second paper is DF2F.4: “Curved Holographic Waveguide Combiner for HUD and AR Display“. We are presenting a curve waveguide combiner with holographic optical elements that are compensating for image propagation aberration. Both ray tracing model and early experimental demonstrator are discussed.
Article
05/26/2021: Erol Ozgur et al., “Parametric dog-bone-shaped tunable cylindrical fluidic lens“, Optics Vol. 60, Issue 16, pp. 4755-4761 (2021). Link
In this article we are demonstrating the best shape to obtain a fluid cylindrical lens, which focal distance can be adjusted without introducing aberration.
This article was selected by OSA to appear in the “Spotlight on Optics“. Link
Optimax Grant
04/29/2021: My group has have selected as the 2021 Optimax Research Grant Winner for our work on curved holographic waveguide.
Thanks to Optimax for supporting our research.
Patent
04/20/2021: New patent awarded: P.-A. Blanche, R. S. Ketchum, and P. E. Alcaraz, “Transposition of a Measurement of a Radar Cross-section From an RF-domain to an Optical Domain With Phase Retrieval“, Patent No: US 10,983,207. Link