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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Journal of Physics: Photonics

A practical guide to Digital Micro-mirror Devices (DMDs) for wavefront shaping

  • Sébastien M. Popoff
  • Louis Malosse
  • Rodrigo Gutiérrez-Cuevas
  • Yaron Bromberg
  • Jean Commère
  • Marie Glanc
  • Raphaël Galicher
  • Maxime Matthès
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Abstract

Digital micromirror devices have gained popularity in wavefront shaping, offering a high frame rate alternative to liquid crystal spatial light modulators. They are relatively inexpensive, offer high resolution, are easy to operate, and a single device can be used in a broad optical bandwidth. However, some technical drawbacks must be considered to achieve optimal performance. These issues, often undocumented by manufacturers, mostly stem from the device's original design for video projection applications. Herein, we present a guide to characterize and mitigate these effects. Our focus is on providing simple and practical solutions that can be easily incorporated into a typical wavefront shaping setup.

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@article{popoff2026practical,
  title = {{A practical guide to Digital Micro-mirror Devices (DMDs) for wavefront shaping}},
  author = {Sébastien M. Popoff and Louis Malosse and Rodrigo Gutiérrez-Cuevas and Yaron Bromberg and Jean Commère and Marie Glanc and Raphaël Galicher and Maxime Matthès},
  journal = {Journal of Physics: Photonics},
  year = {2026},
  month = may,
  doi = {10.1088/2515-7647/ae60d5},
  eprint = {2311.17496},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://hal.science/hal-04343894v2},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A practical guide to Digital Micro-mirror Devices (DMDs) for wavefront shaping
AU  - Sébastien M. Popoff
AU  - Louis Malosse
AU  - Rodrigo Gutiérrez-Cuevas
AU  - Yaron Bromberg
AU  - Jean Commère
AU  - Marie Glanc
AU  - Raphaël Galicher
AU  - Maxime Matthès
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/11
JO  - Journal of Physics: Photonics
DO  - 10.1088/2515-7647/ae60d5
UR  - https://hal.science/hal-04343894v2
AB  - Digital micromirror devices have gained popularity in wavefront shaping, offering a high frame rate alternative to liquid crystal spatial light modulators. They are relatively inexpensive, offer high resolution, are easy to operate, and a single device can be used in a broad optical bandwidth. However, some technical drawbacks must be considered to achieve optimal performance. These issues, often undocumented by manufacturers, mostly stem from the device's original design for video projection applications. Herein, we present a guide to characterize and mitigate these effects. Our focus is on providing simple and practical solutions that can be easily incorporated into a typical wavefront shaping setup.
SN  - 2515-7647
ER  -