DE3065968D1 - Acousto-optical modulator - Google Patents

Acousto-optical modulator

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DE3065968D1
DE3065968D1 DE8080300512T DE3065968T DE3065968D1 DE 3065968 D1 DE3065968 D1 DE 3065968D1 DE 8080300512 T DE8080300512 T DE 8080300512T DE 3065968 T DE3065968 T DE 3065968T DE 3065968 D1 DE3065968 D1 DE 3065968D1
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acousto
optical modulator
modulator
optical
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Jr Charles J Kramer
Ned J Seachman
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Xerox Corp
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Xerox Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
    • G02F1/33—Acousto-optical deflection devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
    • G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
    • G02F1/315—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching based on the use of controlled internal reflection
DE8080300512T 1979-02-21 1980-02-21 Acousto-optical modulator Expired DE3065968D1 (en)

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US06/013,709 US4257016A (en) 1979-02-21 1979-02-21 Piezo-optic, total internal reflection modulator

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US (1) US4257016A (de)
EP (1) EP0015685B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS55113022A (de)
CA (1) CA1145836A (de)
DE (1) DE3065968D1 (de)

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EP0015685A1 (de) 1980-09-17
JPS55113022A (en) 1980-09-01
CA1145836A (en) 1983-05-03
US4257016A (en) 1981-03-17
EP0015685B1 (de) 1983-12-28

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