CA1171508A - Proximity coupled electro-optic devices - Google Patents
Proximity coupled electro-optic devicesInfo
- Publication number
- CA1171508A CA1171508A CA000382948A CA382948A CA1171508A CA 1171508 A CA1171508 A CA 1171508A CA 000382948 A CA000382948 A CA 000382948A CA 382948 A CA382948 A CA 382948A CA 1171508 A CA1171508 A CA 1171508A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- electro
- electrodes
- optic element
- light beam
- reflective surface
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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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
- G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
- G02F1/315—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching based on the use of controlled internal reflection
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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
- G02F1/0305—Constructional arrangements
- G02F1/0316—Electrodes
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Dot-Matrix Printers And Others (AREA)
- Laser Beam Printer (AREA)
- Exposure Or Original Feeding In Electrophotography (AREA)
- Printers Or Recording Devices Using Electromagnetic And Radiation Means (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US187,936 | 1980-09-17 | ||
| US06/187,936 US4396252A (en) | 1980-09-17 | 1980-09-17 | Proximity coupled electro-optic devices |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1171508A true CA1171508A (en) | 1984-07-24 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA000382948A Expired CA1171508A (en) | 1980-09-17 | 1981-07-31 | Proximity coupled electro-optic devices |
Country Status (3)
Families Citing this family (26)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE3302630C2 (de) * | 1983-01-27 | 1987-02-26 | Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart | Elektrisch abblendbarer Rückspiegel für Kraftfahrzeuge |
| US4554561A (en) * | 1983-04-11 | 1985-11-19 | Xerox Corporation | Multi-channel electro-optic printer for printing plural image lines at once |
| US4724467A (en) * | 1983-04-11 | 1988-02-09 | Xerox Corporation | Light blocking stop for electro-optic line printers |
| US4639073A (en) * | 1984-03-19 | 1987-01-27 | Xerox Corporation | Electro-optic pulse imaging raster output scanner |
| US4591260A (en) * | 1984-09-04 | 1986-05-27 | Xerox Corporation | Imaging system utilizing an electro-optic device |
| US4750815A (en) * | 1984-11-16 | 1988-06-14 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Method and apparatus for generating optical information |
| US4636039A (en) * | 1985-04-12 | 1987-01-13 | Xerox Corporation | Nonuniformity of fringe field correction for electro-optic devices |
| US4940314A (en) * | 1985-05-13 | 1990-07-10 | Xerox Corporation | Variable wavelength discrete optical image bars having passively enhanced spatial addressing capacity |
| US4673953A (en) * | 1985-12-13 | 1987-06-16 | Xerox Corporation | Interpixel null suppression for optical image bars |
| US4718752A (en) * | 1985-12-23 | 1988-01-12 | Xerox Corporation | Interpixel null suppression for polarized optical image bars |
| US4793697A (en) * | 1986-08-04 | 1988-12-27 | Motorola, Inc. | PLZT shutter with minimized space charge degradation |
| US4751659A (en) * | 1987-08-26 | 1988-06-14 | Xerox Corporation | Defect compensation for discrete image bars |
| US4961633A (en) * | 1988-02-22 | 1990-10-09 | Xerox Corporation | VLSI optimized modulator |
| US4886345A (en) * | 1988-08-05 | 1989-12-12 | Harris Corporation | Electro-optical phase modulator |
| US5138340A (en) * | 1990-12-06 | 1992-08-11 | Xerox Corporation | Temperature controlled light source for interlaced printer |
| US5052771A (en) * | 1990-12-21 | 1991-10-01 | Eastman Kodak Company | Integrated electro-optical scanner |
| US5153770A (en) * | 1991-06-27 | 1992-10-06 | Xerox Corporation | Total internal reflection electro-optic modulator |
| US5191464A (en) * | 1991-12-31 | 1993-03-02 | Xerox Corporation | Electrooptic TIR light modulator image bar having spatial filter for optimizing spatial frequency response |
| US5218469A (en) * | 1991-12-31 | 1993-06-08 | Xerox Corporation | Electrooptic TIR light modulator image bar having illumination conditions for optimizing spatial frequency response |
| US5189548A (en) * | 1991-12-31 | 1993-02-23 | Xerox Corporation | Electrooptic TIR light modulator image bar having multiple electrodes per pixel |
| US5255118A (en) * | 1991-12-31 | 1993-10-19 | Xerox Corporation | Electrooptic TIR light modulator image bar having electrode length for optimizing spatial frequency response |
| US6768572B2 (en) | 1997-10-29 | 2004-07-27 | Teloptics Corporation | Solid state free space switch array on a substrate |
| US6310712B1 (en) | 1997-10-29 | 2001-10-30 | Teloptics Corporation | Discrete element light modulating microstructure devices |
| US6816296B2 (en) | 1997-10-29 | 2004-11-09 | Teloptics Corporation | Optical switching network and network node and method of optical switching |
| US6486996B1 (en) | 1998-10-27 | 2002-11-26 | Teloptics Corporations | Discrete element light modulating microstructure devices |
| US7902000B2 (en) * | 2008-06-04 | 2011-03-08 | International Business Machines Corporation | MugFET with stub source and drain regions |
Family Cites Families (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4281904A (en) * | 1979-06-21 | 1981-08-04 | Xerox Corporation | TIR Electro-optic modulator with individually addressed electrodes |
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1980
- 1980-09-17 US US06/187,936 patent/US4396252A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1981
- 1981-07-31 CA CA000382948A patent/CA1171508A/en not_active Expired
- 1981-09-10 JP JP56143151A patent/JPS5779911A/ja active Granted
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| US4396252A (en) | 1983-08-02 |
| JPS6224771B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) | 1987-05-29 |
| JPS5779911A (en) | 1982-05-19 |
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