CA1171359A - Light valve devices and electronic imaging/scan apparatus with locationally-interlaced, optical addressing - Google Patents

Light valve devices and electronic imaging/scan apparatus with locationally-interlaced, optical addressing

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CA1171359A
CA1171359A CA000404116A CA404116A CA1171359A CA 1171359 A CA1171359 A CA 1171359A CA 000404116 A CA000404116 A CA 000404116A CA 404116 A CA404116 A CA 404116A CA 1171359 A CA1171359 A CA 1171359A
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light valve
address
array
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French (fr)
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Jose M. Mir
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Eastman Kodak Co
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Eastman Kodak Co
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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
    • G02F1/01—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 
    • G02F1/03—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 ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect
    • G02F1/055—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 ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect the active material being a ceramic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/04—Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa
    • H04N1/19—Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa using multi-element arrays
    • H04N1/191—Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa using multi-element arrays the array comprising a one-dimensional array, or a combination of one-dimensional arrays, or a substantially one-dimensional array, e.g. an array of staggered elements
    • H04N1/192—Simultaneously or substantially simultaneously scanning picture elements on one main scanning line
    • H04N1/193—Simultaneously or substantially simultaneously scanning picture elements on one main scanning line using electrically scanned linear arrays, e.g. linear CCD arrays
    • H04N1/1931—Simultaneously or substantially simultaneously scanning picture elements on one main scanning line using electrically scanned linear arrays, e.g. linear CCD arrays with scanning elements electrically interconnected in groups
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/46—Colour picture communication systems
    • H04N1/50—Picture reproducers
    • H04N1/504—Reproducing the colour component signals line-sequentially

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Printers Or Recording Devices Using Electromagnetic And Radiation Means (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Optical Filters (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Facsimile Heads (AREA)
  • Facsimile Scanning Arrangements (AREA)
  • Exposure Or Original Feeding In Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Color Television Image Signal Generators (AREA)
CA000404116A 1981-06-01 1982-05-31 Light valve devices and electronic imaging/scan apparatus with locationally-interlaced, optical addressing Expired CA1171359A (en)

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US268,975 1981-06-01
US06/268,975 US4374397A (en) 1981-06-01 1981-06-01 Light valve devices and electronic imaging/scan apparatus with locationally-interlaced optical addressing

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US (1) US4374397A (OSRAM)
EP (1) EP0079946A4 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS58500881A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1171359A (OSRAM)
WO (1) WO1982004367A1 (OSRAM)

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US4374397A (en) 1983-02-15
WO1982004367A1 (en) 1982-12-09
EP0079946A4 (en) 1986-01-20
JPH0430222B2 (OSRAM) 1992-05-21
EP0079946A1 (en) 1983-06-01
JPS58500881A (ja) 1983-05-26

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