HK1130093A1 - Optically addressed spatial light modulator and method - Google Patents

Optically addressed spatial light modulator and method

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HK1130093A1
HK1130093A1 HK09109873A HK09109873A HK1130093A1 HK 1130093 A1 HK1130093 A1 HK 1130093A1 HK 09109873 A HK09109873 A HK 09109873A HK 09109873 A HK09109873 A HK 09109873A HK 1130093 A1 HK1130093 A1 HK 1130093A1
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light modulator
spatial light
optically addressed
addressed spatial
optically
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Jonathan A Sachs
Jerry M Woodall
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Compound Photonics
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