Award Date

December 2022

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Committee Member

Ke-Xun Sun

Second Committee Member

Shahram Latifi

Third Committee Member

Emma Regentova

Fourth Committee Member

Hui Zhao

Number of Pages

78

Abstract

This work includes experimental demonstrations of grating angle magnification accelerated optical beam scanners. Diffraction grating scanners governed by the grating equation can have scan speed advantages over the flat mirror bound by Snell's law of reflection. Scan speed enhancement of 750% was achieved with a 635nm laser and 1800 groove/mm diffraction grating configuration thanks to the grating angle magnification. A three-color diffraction grating scanner shows identical results at larger scan angles. Tunable acceleration speed is a feature enabled by the diffraction grating scanner to operate in a high-speed scanning region and/or high-resolution scanning region depending on the demands of the functional scanner design. High-speed accelerated scanners will lead to advancements in high-throughput 3D displays, optical networks, and direct energy.Portions of this work were presented at the Optica Imaging and Applied Optics Congress, 3D Image Acquisition and Display: Technology, Perception and Applications in 2022, Display Applications for Grating Angle Magnification Accelerated Angular Scanner.

Keywords

Diffraction; Entertainment; Grating; Laser; Photons; Scanner

Disciplines

Quantum Physics

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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