GB1358671A - Method and apparatus for control of light transmission through an anisotropic medium - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for control of light transmission through an anisotropic medium

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GB1358671A
GB1358671A GB2849571A GB2849571A GB1358671A GB 1358671 A GB1358671 A GB 1358671A GB 2849571 A GB2849571 A GB 2849571A GB 2849571 A GB2849571 A GB 2849571A GB 1358671 A GB1358671 A GB 1358671A
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light
acoustic
crystal
frequency
face
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard 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 
    • G02F1/11—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 acousto-optical elements, e.g. using variable diffraction by sound or like mechanical waves
    • G02F1/116—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 acousto-optical elements, e.g. using variable diffraction by sound or like mechanical waves using an optically anisotropic medium, wherein the incident and the diffracted light waves have different polarizations, e.g. acousto-optic tunable filter [AOTF]

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Modulation, Optical Deflection, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Demodulation, Optical Logic Elements (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
GB2849571A 1970-06-17 1971-06-17 Method and apparatus for control of light transmission through an anisotropic medium Expired GB1358671A (en)

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US4691170A 1970-06-17 1970-06-17

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US (1) US3632193A (enExample)
CH (1) CH546960A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2125254A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2099157A5 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1358671A (enExample)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3729251A (en) * 1971-06-16 1973-04-24 Hewlett Packard Co Acousto-optic filter having electrically variable resolution
US3740117A (en) * 1971-07-22 1973-06-19 Hewlett Packard Co Acousto-optic filter having an increased optical beam aperture
US3729250A (en) * 1971-07-23 1973-04-24 Hewlett Packard Co Acousto-optic filter having means for damping acoustic resonances and stray light
US3734621A (en) * 1971-12-06 1973-05-22 Hewlett Packard Co Spectrophotometer utilizing memory storage calibration techniques
US4217036A (en) * 1978-04-17 1980-08-12 Itek Corporation Acoustic-optic coherent modulator and detection system
US4456338A (en) * 1981-03-05 1984-06-26 Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. Electronically tuneable light source
US4505550A (en) * 1982-02-02 1985-03-19 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Infrared acousto-optic tunable filter
US4602342A (en) * 1983-10-04 1986-07-22 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Acousto-optic tunable filter
JP3619848B2 (ja) * 1994-11-10 2005-02-16 独立行政法人理化学研究所 波長可変固体レーザーにおける波長選択方法および波長可変固体レーザーにおける波長選択可能なレーザー発振装置
LU93098B1 (de) * 2016-06-03 2018-01-22 Leica Microsystems Verfahren zum Einstellen der Intensität eines Lichtstrahls in einer optischen Anordnung und zugehörige optische Anordnung

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US3632193A (en) 1972-01-04
FR2099157A5 (enExample) 1972-03-10
CH546960A (de) 1974-03-15
DE2125254A1 (de) 1971-12-23

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee