  We recently started to investigate how liquid-crystal on silicon (LCOS)
spatial light modulator (SLM) would perform as programmable focal-plane phase
mask (FPM) coronagraphs. Such "adaptive coronagraphs" could potentially help
adapt to observing conditions, but also tackle specific science cases (e.g.
binary stars). Active FPMs may play a role in the context of segmented
telescope pupils, or to implement synchronous coherent differential imaging
(CDI). We present a status update on this work, notably early broadband
contrast performance results using our new Swiss Wideband Active Testbed for
High-contrast imaging (SWATCHi) facility. Finally, we unveil the upcoming
near-infrared PLACID instrument, the Programmable Liquid-crystal Adaptive
Coronagraphic Imager for the 4-m DAG observatory in Turkey, with a first light
planned for the end of the year 2022.
