AU2012304914B2 - Laser probe with an electrically steerable light beam - Google Patents

Laser probe with an electrically steerable light beam Download PDF

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AU2012304914B2
AU2012304914B2 AU2012304914A AU2012304914A AU2012304914B2 AU 2012304914 B2 AU2012304914 B2 AU 2012304914B2 AU 2012304914 A AU2012304914 A AU 2012304914A AU 2012304914 A AU2012304914 A AU 2012304914A AU 2012304914 B2 AU2012304914 B2 AU 2012304914B2
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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
    • 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
    • G02F1/01—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 intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—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 intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1334—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods based on polymer dispersed liquid crystals, e.g. microencapsulated liquid crystals

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  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
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  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
AU2012304914A 2011-09-07 2012-06-21 Laser probe with an electrically steerable light beam Ceased AU2012304914B2 (en)

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US13/226,675 2011-09-07
US13/226,675 US9086608B2 (en) 2011-09-07 2011-09-07 Laser probe with an electrically steerable light beam
PCT/US2012/043504 WO2013036314A2 (en) 2011-09-07 2012-06-21 Laser probe with an electrically steerable light beam

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JP (1) JP6185471B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN103930824A (enExample)
AU (1) AU2012304914B2 (enExample)
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CA (1) CA2845236C (enExample)
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JP6185471B2 (ja) 2017-08-23
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AU2012304914A1 (en) 2014-03-06
ES2702548T3 (es) 2019-03-01
CA2845236C (en) 2019-08-20
BR112014005230A2 (pt) 2017-04-11
EP2753975A4 (en) 2015-01-14
US9086608B2 (en) 2015-07-21
EP2753975A2 (en) 2014-07-16
JP2014529103A (ja) 2014-10-30
WO2013036314A2 (en) 2013-03-14
WO2013036314A3 (en) 2014-05-01
RU2608324C2 (ru) 2017-01-17
RU2014113388A (ru) 2015-10-20
CN103930824A (zh) 2014-07-16
EP2753975B1 (en) 2018-09-19

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