Ian Underwood

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• 2000

  VLSI design and fabrication for liquid crystal on silicon

  Underwood, I., 2000, IEE Colloquium on "Microdisplay and smart pixel technologies". p. 6 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• 1999

  Miniature Information Display System (MINDIS)

  Chan, L., Surguy, P., Moore, M., Seaver, P., Underwood, I., Vass, D., Hossack, W., Newsam, M. I., Woodburn, R. J., Oton, J. M., Quintana, X., Rodrigo, C., Waldelof, C., Swedenkrans, G., Vindigni, A. & Rampin, M., 12 Apr 1999, Spatial Light Modulators and Integrated Optoelectronic Arrays: Technical Digest. Optical Society of America, 2 p. SMB1

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• A novel thin-mirror trench-fill technique for the manufacture of high optical quality LCoS spatial light modulators

  Seunarine, K., Calton, D. W. & Underwood, I., 1999, Spatial Light Modulators and Integrated Optoelectronic Arrays: Technical Digest. Optical Society of America, p. PD3-1 to PD3-3 3 p. PD3

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• High Voltage RESURF DMOS Process Development Using Covariance Based Response Surfaces

  Redford, M., Fallon, M., Walton, A. J., Shaffi, Z. A., McGinty, J. & Underwood, I., 1999, International Workshop on Statistical Metrology. p. 4 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• MINDIS: Miniature Information Display System

  Chan, L. K. M., Surguy, P., Flannigan, N., Seaver, J., Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Hossack, W. J., Newsam, M. I., Woodburn, R. J., Oton, J. M., Quintana, X., Urruchi, V., Gayo, J. L., Waldelof, C., Swedenkrans, G., Vindigni, A. & Rampin, M., 1999, Proceedings of The 19th International Display Research Conference EURODISPLAY99.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Miniature Information Display System (MINDIS)

  Chan, L., Surguy, P., Moore, M., Seaver, J., Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Hossack, W. J., Newsam, M. I., Woodburn, R. J., Oton, J. M., Quintana, X., Rodrigo, C., Waldelof, C., Swedenkrans, G., Vindigni, A. & Rampin, M., 1999, OSA Technical Digest on Spatial Light Modulators and Integrated Optoelectronic Arrays. 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Recent Advances in silicon backplane micromachining for liquid crystal microdisplays

  Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Calton, D. W., Seunarine, K., Bodammer, G., Miremont, C. & Stevenson, J. T. M., 1999, IEE Colloquium on "Microengineering in optics and optoelectronics". p. 6 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• The manufacture of aluminium micromirror arays using a dual damascene process

  Calton, D. W., Stevenson, J. T. M., Underwood, I. & Gundlach, A. M., 1999, Proceedings SPIE on Miniaturized systems with micro-optics and MEMs. p. 9 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• 1998

  Miniature Information Display System (MINDIS)

  Chan, L., Surguy, P., Moore, M., Seaver, J., Underwood, I., Vass, D., Hossack, W., Woodburn, R. J., Oton, J. M., Quintana, X., Rodrigo, C., Waldelof, C., Swedenkrans, G., Vindigni, A. & Rampin, M., 26 Oct 1998, III Workshop on LCD Technology: III Seminario Iberoamericano en Tecnologia de Cristal Liquido. Madrid, Spain, 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• A high resolution, high frame rate spatial light modulator

  Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Hossack, W. J., Snook, M. W. G., Nath, S., Rankin, I. D., Worboys, M. R., Griffith, M. S., Radcliffe, S. N., MacIntosh, D., Harkness, J., Mitchel, B., Rickard, G. & Harris, J., 1998, Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings - Smart Pixels. p. 2 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Array of high quality surface micromirrors by chemical mechanical polishing of dielectric and metal

  Underwood, I., Stevenson, J. T. M., Calton, D. W., Gundlach, A. M. & Vass, D. G., 1998, Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings - Optical MEMS.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Fabrication of spatial light modulator backplanes using damascene processing

  O'Hara, A., Bodammer, G., Vass, D. G., McGhee, L., Stevenson, J. T. M. & Underwood, I., 1998, Proceedings of the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) on "Spatial Light Modulators". p. 9 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Smart pixel with four level amplitude or phase modulation

  Breslin, J. A., Low, J. K. & Underwood, I., 1998, Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings - Smart Pixels. p. 2 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Technique to improve flatness of MEM backplanes

  Seunarine, K. & Underwood, I., 1998, Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings - Optical MEMS. p. 2 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• 1997

  A new high resolution FLC/VLSI spatial light modulator - first impressions

  Rankin, I. D., Burns, D. C., O'Hara, A., Underwood, I., Stevenson, J. T. M., Bodammer, G. & Vass, D. G., 1997, Spatial Light Modulators Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington DC). p. 3 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Development of an optoelectronic parallel data sorter based on CMOS/InGaAs smart pixel arrays

  Walker, A. C., Tooley, F. A. P., Taghizadeh, M. R., Desmulliez, M. P. Y., Buller, G. S., Neilson, D. T., Prince, S. M., Baillie, D. A., Dines, J. A. B., Wilkinson, L. C., Forbes, M. G., Snowdon, J. F., Wherrett, B. S., Stanley, C. R., Pottier, F., Vass, D. G., Underwood, I. & Williams, R., 1997, Optics in Computing 97 - Technical Digest: OC 97.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Ferroelectric liauid crystal over active silicon technology for displays

  Vass, D. G., Underwood, I., Burns, D. C., O'Hara, A., Rankin, I. D., Bodammer, G., Worboys, M. R., Radcliffe, S. N. & Griffith, M. S., 1997, Proceedings of the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). p. 11 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Test structures for hillock growth, via filling and for measuring the quality of thin films

  Bennett, D. J., OHara, A., Underwood, I. & Walton, A., 1997, 1997 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROELECTRONIC TEST STRUCTURES - PROCEEDINGS. NEW YORK: Jackson Environment Institute, University of East Anglia, p. 11-15 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Growth 100%
  • Thin Films 100%
  • Quality 100%
  • Filling 100%
  • Test Structure 100%
• 1996

  A S-SEED on CMOS inout/outpu tmemory array for optical sorting

  Underwood, I., 5 Aug 1996, Digest of the IEEE/LEOS 1996 Summer Topical Meeting: Advanced Applications of Lasers in Materials and Processing. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 26-27 2 p. WB4

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Arrays 100%
  • Optical Computing 50%
  • Memory 16%
  • Modulators 16%
  • Nodes 16%

• An Optoelectronic Bitonic Sorter using CMOS/InGaAs Smart Pixel Technology

  Walker, A. C., Neilson, D. T., Desmulliez, M. P. Y., Tooley, F. A. P., Dines, J. A. B., Baillie, D. A., Prince, S. M., Wilkinson, L. C., Taghizadeh, M. R., Snowdon, J. F., Wherrett, B. S., Stanley, C., Poittier, F., Williams, R., Underwood, I., Vass, D., Sibbett, W. & Dunn, M. H., 21 Apr 1996, 1996 International Topical Meeting on Optical Computing. p. 90-91 2 p. OWB2

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Optoelectronics 100%
  • Technology 100%

• Advances in colour FLC/VLSI display technology

  Rankin, I. D., Underwood, I., Vass, D. G. & Worboys, M. R., 1996, Digest of IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Smart Pixels. p. 2 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Advances in pixel dsign and wafer fabrication for liquid crystal over silicon SLMs

  Underwood, I., Breslin, J. A., Burns, D. C., Snook, M. W. G., O'Hara, A. & Vass, D. G., 1996, Digest of IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Smart Pixels. p. 2 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Full colour images on a binary spatial light modulator

  Rankin, I. D., Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Gourlay, J., Worboys, M. R. & Griffith, M. S., 1996, In Digest of 5th International Conference on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals (FLC 95). p. 2 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Full colour miniature display

  Rankin, I. D., Underwood, I., Vass, D. G. & Worboys, M. R., 1996, Proceedings SPIE on "Liquid Crystal Materials, Devices and Applications". p. 9 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• 1995

  An Integrated Imager-Display with Pipelined Processing

  Burns, D. C., Bellutti, P., Sartori, A., Soncini, G. & Underwood, I., 1995, In Digest of "Optics and Information 95" (6th Topical Meeting of the European Optical Society). p. 1 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• A novel technology for highly compact displays

  Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Rankin, I. D., Burns, D. C., O'Hara, A. & Gourlay, J., 1995, IEE Colloquium Digest.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Design and construction of a 2-D parallel opto-electronic sorter demonstrator based on CMOS/InGaAs smart pixel technology

  Baillie, D. A., Blair, P., Desmulliez, M. P. Y., Dines, J. A. B., Neilson, D. T., Prince, S. M., Taghizadeh, M. R., Snowdon, J. F., Tooley, F. A. P., Walker, A. C., Wilkinson, L. C., Wherrett, B. S., Stanley, C., Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Sibbett, W. & Dunn, M. H., 1995, In Digest of "Optics and Information 95" (6th Topical Meeting of the European Optical Society). p. 1 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Electrically Addressed Spatial Light Modulators using Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal over Silicon

  Underwood, I., Stevens, A. J., O'Hara, A., Gourlay, J., Burns, D. C. & Vass, D. G., 1995, In Digest of "Optics and Information 95" (6th Topical Meeting of the European Optical Society). p. 1 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Electronically addressed ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulators

  Burns, D., Underwood, I., O'Hara, A. & Vass, D. G., 1995, Institute of Physics Conference Series No. 139: Part V : Proeedings of the International Conference on Optical Computing. Wherrett, B. & Chavel, P. (eds.). Bristol UK: IOP Publishing, p. 4 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Fabrication Issues for Silicon Backplane Active Matrix Miniature Liquid Crystal Displays

  Underwood, I., Burns, D. C., Rankin, I. D., Bennett, D. J., Gourlay, J., O'Hara, A. & Vass, D. G., 1995, Proceedings SPIE on Microelectronic Structures and Microelectromechanical Devices for Optical Processing and Multimedia Applications. p. 12 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Post-processing using microfabrication techniques to improve the optical performance of liquid crystal over silicon backplane spatial light modulators

  O'Hara, A., Rankin, I. D., Begbie, M. L., Vass, D. G., Burns, D. C., Underwood, I. & Stevenson, J. T. M., 1995, Proceedings SPIE on Microelectronic Structures and Microelectromechanical Devices for Optical Processing and Multimedia Applications. p. 11 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Protection of DRAM spatial light modulators from incident light using a multilevel metallization procedure

  O'Hara, A., Begbie, M., Rankin, I. D., Burns, D. C., Gourlay, J., Underwood, I. & Vass, D. G., 1995, Proceedings of the 25th European Solid State Devices Research Conference. p. 4 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• 1994

  Improved optical performance of silicon backplane SLMs using chemical-mechanical polishing

  O'Hara, A., Vass, D. G. & Underwood, I., 1994, Optical Fabrication and Testing Workshop, OSA technical Digest Series. p. 4 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• InGaAs S-SEEDs and silicon CMOS smart pixels for 1047-1064nm operation

  Goodwill, D. J., Tooley, F. A. P., Walker, A. C., Taghizadeh, M. R., McElhinney, M., Pottier, F., Stanley, C. R., Vass, D. G., Underwood, I., Snook, M. W. G., Dunn, M. H., Hong, J. & Sinclair, B. D., 1994, Digest of IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Smart Pixels.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Interlevel dielectric planarization to optical tolerances using chemical-mechanical polishing in the fabrication of spatial light modulator backplanes

  O'Hara, A., Vass, D. G. & Underwood, I., 1994, Proceedings of Conference on Advanced Metallization for ULSI Applications. p. 6 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Miniature display technologies for helmet and head mounted displays

  Worboys, M. R., Day, S. C. M., Foster, S. J., Radcliffe, S., Vass, D. G. & Underwood, I., 1994, Proceedings SPIE. p. 8 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Planarisation of spatial light modulator silicon backplanes using chemical-mechanical polishing

  O'Hara, A., Underwood, I. & Vass, D. G., 1994, IEE Colloquium Digest on Micro-engineering and Optics.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Recent advances in the design and fabrication of spatial light modulators using liquid crystal on silicon

  Burns, D. C., Underwood, I., O'Hara, A., Gourlay, J., Vass, D. G. & Rankin, I. D., 1994, Digest of IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Smart Pixels : Addendum of Postdeadline papers. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Silicon 100%
  • Performance 100%
  • Light 100%
  • Liquid Crystal 100%
  • Modulator 100%
• 1993

  Hadamard Transforms with ferroelectric-liquid-crystal-over-silicon spatial light modulators

  Gourlay, J., McOwan, P. W., Vass, D. G., Underwood, I. & Worboys, M. R., 1993, Spatial Light Modulators and Applications Technical Digest. p. 4 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Issues in optimising the performance of Liquid-crystal-over-silicon spatial light modulators

  Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., O'Hara, A. & Burns, D. C., 1993, Spatial Light Modulators and Applications Technical Digest. p. 4 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• 1992

  Improvements in mirror quality of reflective spatial light modulators using dielectric coatings and mechanical polishing

  O'Hara, A., Hannah, J. R., Holwill, R. J., Underwood, I. & Vass, D. G., 1992, Optical Interference Coatings Technical Digest. p. 3 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Optical engineering aspects of ferroelectric-liquid-crystal-over-silicon spatial light modulators

  Gourlay, J., McOwan, P. W., Vass, D. G., Underwood, I. & Worboys, M. R., 1992, Conference on Applied Optics and Optoelectronics.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Real time grey level generation using a binary mode spatial light modulator

  Burns, D. C. & Underwood, I., 1992, Conference on Applied Optics and Optoelectronics.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• 1991

  A high performance electronically addressed spatial light modulator

  Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Sillitto, R. M., Bradford, G. B., Fancey, N. E., Chalabi, A. O. A., Birch, M. J., Crossland, W. A., Sparks, A. P. & Latham, S. G., 1991, OSA Technical Digest Series. p. 2 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• A high performance electronically addressed spatial light modulator

  Vass, D. G., Underwood, I., Sillitto, R. M., Bradford, G., Fancey, N. E., Snook, M. W. G., O'Hara, A., Birch, M. J., Crossland, W. A., Sparks, A. P. & Latham, S. G., 1991, IEE Colloquium Digest. p. 4 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Ferroelectric liquid crystal smart spatial light modulators

  Johnson, K. M., Jared, D. A., Turner, R. & Underwood, I., 1991, OSA Technical Digest Series. p. 1 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Fourier processing with binary spatial light modulators

  Hossack, W. J., Vass, D. G. & Underwood, I., 1991, Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Optical Information Processing Systems and Architectures III. USA: SPIE, Vol. 1564. p. 697-702 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Modulators 100%
  • Light 100%
  • Performance 50%
  • Silicon 50%
  • Fourier Component 50%

• High performance spatial light modulator

  Underwood, I., Vass, D. G., Sillitto, R. M., Bradford, G., Fancey, N. E., Chalabi, A. O. A., Birch, M. J., Crossland, W. A., Sparks, A. P. & Latham, S. G., 1991, Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE): Devices for Optical Processing. SPIE, Vol. 1562. p. 107=115 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Light Modulators 100%
  • Frame 100%
  • Aperture 100%
  • Performance 100%
  • Light 100%
• 1990

  High speed compact correlator using VLSI liquid crystal spatial light modulators

  Turner, R., Jared, D. A., Johnson, K. M., Crossland, W. A., Birch, M. J., Vass, D. G. & Underwood, I., 1990, OSA Technical Digest Series.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Silicon active backplane spatial light modulators using ferroelectric liquid crystals

  Crossland, W. A., Birch, M. J., Vass, D. G., Underwood, I., Reid, S. A. & Latham, S. G., 1990, O.S.A.Topical Meeting on Spatial Light Modulators and Applications.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution