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A single-path transmission type twisted nematic liquid crystal panel appears to achieve nearly phase-only spatial light modulation when placed between a properly aligned polarizer and analyzer. We obtained more than π phase delay with the equipment whose retardation was less than π.
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Ichikawa, H. Phase-Only Modulation with a Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Panel for a Reconfigurable Grating. OPT REV 4, 395–401 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-997-0395-4
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