Minimization of diffraction peaks of spatial light modulators using Voronoi diagrams

Opt Express. 2010 Jul 5;18(14):15223-35. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.015223.

Abstract

It is possible to reduce the diffraction peaks of a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) by breaking the periodicity of the pixels shape. We propose a theoretical investigation of a SLM that would be based on a Voronoi diagram, obtained by deforming a regular grid, and show that for a specific deformation parameter the diffraction peaks disappear and are replaced with a speckle-like diffraction halo. We also develop a simple model to determine the shape and the level of this halo.