Amplitude-modulated reticle constructed by a liquid crystal cell array

A new type of amplitude-modulated (AM) reticle constructed by a liquid crystal (LC) cell array finds an excellent application in remote sensing for a flow velocity with unpredictable variation of speed and direction. The LC-AM reticle is a spatiotemporal spatial filter, optoelectrically achieved by using the consequent opaqueness due to the LCs dynamic scattering caused by the electric field sequentially applied to the respective LC cell. A feasibility test for the sensor with a pair of these reticles has measured the flow-velocity vector of a river.