Request InfoForth Dimension Displays Ltd.The spatial light modulator development system from CRL Opto Ltd. is a kit that enables the integration of the spatial light modulator into a variety of applications, including beam steering, printing and dynamic holography. Using the company's ferroelectric liquid-crystal-on-silicon technology, the kit can be configured to provide amplitude or phase modulation. It is suitable for nondisplay applications requiring a controllable diffractive optical element as well as for high-speed applications such as a multitrap optical tweezer system. 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