THORLABS EXULUS-4K1, User Manual

Page 1: ...EXULUS HD1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators User Guide...

Page 2: ...ftware 14 5 2 1 Installation of Main UI 15 5 2 2 Installation of Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 18 5 2 3 Installation of Tcl Driver 19 5 3 Software GUI 22 5 3 1 Main Menu 23 5 3 2 Preview Window 24 5 3 3...

Page 3: ...evice Symbol Description Direct Current Alternating Current Both Direct and Alternating Current Earth Ground Terminal Protective Conductor Terminal Frame or Chassis Terminal Equipotentiality On Supply...

Page 4: ...ake sure that the ground pin of the power cord is correctly connected to the ground connector in the power socket Improper grounding can cause electric shock resulting in severe injury or even death D...

Page 5: ...ndividual addressable aluminum electrodes Together with the ITO layer on top an electric field is built by applying a voltage between the two electrodes The liquid crystal modules align according to t...

Page 6: ...CTN008794 D02 Figure 2 Main SLM Unit with Removable Dust Cover Figure 3 Power Supply Figure 4 USB Cable Figure 5 HDMI Compatible Cable Figure 6 HDMI Compatible to DisplayPort Compatible Cable Figure...

Page 7: ...age Mounting Holes 4 40 4 Places 4 SLM Panel 5 Optical Post Mounting Hole 6 Removable Dust Cover Horizontal Vertical Fine Adjuster Adjust the horizontal and vertical tilt of the Liquid Crystal panel T...

Page 8: ...tapped holes Removable Dust Cover Prior to shipping a magnetically coupled dust cover is installed on the front face of the Liquid Crystal panel Remove it before using your SLM While using the SLM mou...

Page 9: ...r 3 Description Rev I October 18 2022 Page 7 Figure 11 Rear side of EXULUS 4K1 M Callout Description 1 Item 2 Serial Number 3 USB 2 0 Connector 4 HDMI Compatible Connector 5 Trigger Output Connector S...

Page 10: ...EXULUS 4K1 M generates an output signal which can be used to synchronize external devices with the SLM The output signal is a 3 3V TTL with 77us of pulse width The frequency follows the refresh rate...

Page 11: ...e cover installed WARNING This unit must not be operated in explosive environments WARNING Transportation and delivery may cause the SLM to be warm or cool upon receipt Please wait for the whole devic...

Page 12: ...put on the rear panel Connect the SLM to a high speed USB 2 0 port of your computer Use only the cable that is bundled with the SLM or a cable qualified for high speed USB 2 0 standard Connect the SLM...

Page 13: ...be verified in the Device Manager under the Ports list Additionally wait for Windows to detect the SLM as a secondary display Check the connection of the SLM panel by right clicking on the desktop an...

Page 14: ...re three resolutions and refresh rates available 3840 x 2160 30Hz 3840 x 2160 24Hz 4094 x 2400 24Hz not available with all graphics cards All of the above modes are optimized for the device However Wi...

Page 15: ...Rev I October 18 2022 Page 13 Note If the SLM display is not shown as extended try the Win P key combination and configure SLM display in Extended Mode Run the Spatial Light Modulator software It may...

Page 16: ...dows 7 64 bit only One available high speed USB 2 0 port CPU Intel Core i3 or above RAM 2 GB or more One available HDMI compatible Port or DisplayPort 5 2 Installing the Software The Spatial Light Mod...

Page 17: ...ors Chapter 5 Software Operation Rev I October 18 2022 Page 15 5 2 1 Installation of Main UI The main UI is installed in your computer first Click the Next to continue Click I accept the License Agree...

Page 18: ...EXULUS HD1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators Chapter 5 Software Operation Page 16 CTN008794 D02 Click Next to start the installation...

Page 19: ...D1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators Chapter 5 Software Operation Rev I October 18 2022 Page 17 Click Next to finish the installation of the main UI and start the installation of Microsoft NET Frame...

Page 20: ...icrosoft NET Framework 4 0 The installer proceeds to install the Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 automatically Wait for the installation to be finished Note that if NET Framework 4 0 is already installed...

Page 21: ...re Operation Rev I October 18 2022 Page 19 5 2 3 Installation of Tcl Driver The installer continues to install the Tcl Driver after the main UI installation Follow the installation wizard and click th...

Page 22: ...EXULUS HD1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators Chapter 5 Software Operation Page 20 CTN008794 D02 Click Next to proceed forward...

Page 23: ...EXULUS HD1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators Chapter 5 Software Operation Rev I October 18 2022 Page 21 Wait for the installation to finish Click Finish to continue...

Page 24: ...your computer when prompted Click Restart to complete the Spatial Light Modulator software installation 5 3 Software GUI The Spatial Light Modulator Software GUI is divided into 6 functional areas Ma...

Page 25: ...he COM Port number of the connected SLM EXULUS HD1 is the model of your device and 00090535 represents the serial number If there is no device listed check that the power switch is switched to ON and...

Page 26: ...respond to all the operations by this application Figure 19 SLM screen ID setting o Screen Flip Flip the SLM panel in Horizontal or Vertical orientation o Firmware Build Date Show the Firmware Build...

Page 27: ...level with 60 Hz frequency for EXULUS HD1 M and 24 Hz 30 Hz frequency for EXULUS 4K1 M In this mode only the red channel of a standard RGB color signal is sent to the SLM panel The triple frame rate p...

Page 28: ...two frame operations which depend on the Frame Rate Mode Figure 21 Frame Mode in Standard Frame Rate For the standard frame rate a gray level from 0 to 255 can be set by user and a related gray scale...

Page 29: ...pload of user defined pattern in common image format PNG jpeg bmp The bit depth of the uploaded image is converted automatically to 8 bit gray scale when standard frame rate mode is selected shown as...

Page 30: ...e 25 CGH Mode area A user defined image is converted into its holographic pattern within several seconds The Tilt in both X and Y orientation and the focal length of generated pattern can also be defi...

Page 31: ...ence pattern of uploaded image Pattern mode The pattern mode consist of two commonly used patterns Fresnel Lens Pattern and Diffraction Pattern In Fresnel Lens mode the wavelength and focal length can...

Page 32: ...e parameters wavelength diffraction angle and rotation angle Default values are 633 nm 0 1 and 45 Figure 28 Generation of Diffraction pattern Video mode The video mode supports user uploaded video to...

Page 33: ...area User defined patterns up to 50 frames are supported and can be added into the sequence table The default interval is 300 ms The four control buttons from left to right are Add to Sequence Remove...

Page 34: ...Keep away from dust dirt and air borne pollutants including cigarette smoke The system is not designed for outdoor use Protect the equipment from rain snow and humidity Do not expose to mechanical and...

Page 35: ...GH tab in the software The output beam is separated from the incident beam with a beam splitter Within the SLM software a focusing effect is added to the CGH pattern if you do not desire to have the S...

Page 36: ...the holographic projection b The corresponding CGH pattern generated by the Spatial Light Modulator software c The CGH settings tab in the Spatial Light Modulator software Figure 33 CGH projection of...

Page 37: ...are settings remained unchanged a b Figure 34 a The 100 mm Fresnel lens focusing effect added to the CGH pattern b The resultant CGH pattern of the image in Figure 32 a including the 100 mm focus gene...

Page 38: ...pot from the CGH projection Note that the lenses are in different locations than in Figure 31 Figure 36 CGH projection of the CGH pattern shown in Figure 32 and the setup shown in Figure 35 Additional...

Page 39: ...cal Support GUI does not start USB port is not connected Connect the USB cable USB cable is broken Change USB cable System does not output correct pattern HDMI compatible connector is not connected Co...

Page 40: ...m 59 4 fs 100 Hz 188 m Nanosecond 0 63 J cm2 532 nm 8 6 ns 10 Hz 203 m Frame Rate Standard 60 Hz Frame Boost 180 Hz Standard 30 Hz Fluctuation Flickering RMS 2 1 Standard 5 Extended 5 Beam Deviation b...

Page 41: ...EXULUS HD1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators Chapter 10 Mechanical Drawing Rev I October 18 2022 Page 39 Chapter 10 Mechanical Drawing...

Page 42: ...EXULUS HD1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators Chapter 11 CE FCC Certification Page 40 CTN008794 D02 Chapter 11 CE FCC Certification...

Page 43: ...EXULUS HD1 EXULUS 4K1 Spatial Light Modulators Chapter 11 CE FCC Certification Rev I October 18 2022 Page 41...

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