Abstract:
Exposure patterns are formed in photosensitive material by multiple beam laser interferometry by a method which involves exposing said photosensitive material simultaneously to at least three coherent beams of exposing radiation wherein the sources of said beams are arranged substantially symmetrically around an axis perpendicular to the plane of said photosensitive material. Preferably, surface relief patterns are formed by developing said exposed material. Apparatus for providing such multiple coherent beams is also disclosed.
Abstract:
Optical apparatus (48) includes the holographic optical element (16) which diffracts the incoming ray (15) in a diffuse cone toward a viewing pupil and at an angle parallel to the axis of fiber optic faceplate (48) so the central ray (17) of the diffused cone passes through optical fiber (54) toward the viewing pupil. This permits the zero-order undiffracted light in ray (25) to be absorbed in the fiber optic faceplate (48).
Abstract:
Optical assembly (34) has a transmission holographic optical element (46) which refracts the incoming ray (38) at an angle through the angularly oriented fiber (56) in fiber optic faceplate (48). Holographic optical element (50) refracts the ray (66) to become ray (44) toward a viewing pupil. The zero-order light from holographic optical element (46) is absorbed as ray (68) in the fiber optic faceplate. The zero-order light represented by ray (76) is absorbed in the holographic optical element (50). Holographic optical element (50) preferably forms a diffused viewing pupil for inspection of the light by the user.
Abstract:
An improved diffraction grating scanner, in which anamorphic imaging techniques are utilized to correct the curvature of the scan, in the plane of the scan, as well as correction for field curvature so as to provide improved resolution and increased length of scan. Basically, the scanner system may comprise either refractive or reflective elements, including cylindrical lenses (13, 15, 36, 38) and reflectors (27, 33, 37, 39) of circular or elliptical cross-section and toroidal reflectors (20) and lenses as well. In addition, such system will customarily include one or more spherical elements, but at least one cylindrical or toroidal element must be provided. The anamorphic imaging correction apparatus can be utilized with reflector scanners, including polygonal and single-mirror scanners, as well as with diffraction grating-type scanners.
Abstract:
A holographic optical interconnect system (100) and method (200) provide flexible, efficient interconnection of a plurality of circuit boards CBs and a plurality of integrated circuit chips. Each CB has at least an optically transparent substrate OTS mate parallel to the CB and extending outside a CB holder. Each OTS mate has parallel sides and carries at least two holographic optical elements HOEs. A first one of the HOEs on a first OTS mate reflects at least a predetermined portion of a first light beam transmitted by a transmitter on a corresponding CB to another HOE, which transmits a received light beam via free space outside the CB holder. On another OTS mate, two HOEs are utilized to receive and direct at least part of the light beam received to a detector on a corresponding CB via free space within the circuit board holder or reflection within the OTS mate.
Abstract:
A portable 3-D scanning system collects 2-D profile data of objects (101) using a combination of a laser stripe positioning device and a video camera which detects the images of the laser stripe reflected from the object. The scanning system includes a laser stripe generator (1602), a video camera (1604), a scanning mirror (1601) attached to a continuously rotating motor (1603), an encoder or photodiode (1701, 1801, 1901) operationally coupled to the motor and associated electronics. As the scanning mirror reflects the laser stripe and positions it across the object, the encoder or photodiode generates signals indicating the angular position of the mirror. The video images of the reflected laser stripes and the angular positions of the laser stripes are synchronized by a computer to generate a 3-D model of the object.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to holographic multicolor optical elements for use as multicolor filters in liquid crystal displays and methods of making the elements. The elements can be used as multicolor reflective or transmission filters. The elements can have one, two, three or more holographic recording film layers. Each layer comprises at least first and second pixel volumes containing holographic mirrors and preferably third pixel volumes containing holographic mirrors.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to color tuned holographic multicolor optical elements for use as multicolor transmission filters in liquid crystal displays and methods of making the elements. The element comprises at least first and second pixel volumes containing holographic mirrors and preferably third pixel volumes containing holographic mirrors. Each set of pixel volumes passes a different color wavelength band and reflects other color wavelength bands.
Abstract:
Optical systems are disclosed which are capable of generating and rapidly changing time delays of electrical signals for true time delay beam formation and beam steering and for signal processing applications. The systems utilize an interferometer configuration. A first optical modulator (12) in a first leg of the interferometer (14) is used to modulate coherent light with the signal to be delayed. In a second leg of the interferometer (26), a second optical modulator (28) provides beam steering to a prism stack (30), which produces a set of plane reference waves having a range of orientations required to generate a desired range of time delays. Preferably the optical modulators are acousto optic Bragg cells (12, 28). Alternatively, a stack of lens pairs of diffractive optical elements or a holographic optic element may be used in place of the prism stack. The modulated optical signal from the first leg interferes on an array of photodiodes with the reference waves from the second leg. The resulting electrical signals out of the photodiodes (20) are delayed replicas of the signals driving the optical modulator in the first leg.
Abstract:
A method of writing plane holographic gratings Bragg-matched for reflection in the infrared in a photorefractive material using shorter wavelength light through a face perpendicular to the grating planes. The writing beam wavelength is selected to be within the photorefractive sensitivity range of the crystal and the angles are chosen relative to the wavelength to define a reflection grating with a period such that counter-propagating reflection occurs at the desired IR wavelength. For reflection gratings at different wavelengths, either the transmission or the reflection mode geometry may be used. In the transmission mode, the writing beams are incident on the same side face while in the reflection made the writing is on opposite faces in an off-axis (non-counter-propagating) configuration. Anti-reflection coatings of the appropriate wavelengths are used on the crystal surfaces to reduce reflection losses and improve the diffraction efficiency of the grating.