摘要:
The optical response of a metasurface is controlled by actuating it via an electrical or magnetic field, temperature control, optical pumping or electromechanical actuation. The metasurface will therefore control the polarization of the incident light. The metasurface comprises an array of patch antennas. The patch antennas are in the form of asymmetrical elements, including rotated rods, cross-shapes, V-shapes, and L-shapes.
摘要:
A polarization mode dispersion detector (306) measures PMD impairment through the cross-correlation of optical pulses of the light wave available from a tapped signal (40) coupled or tapped from a coupler (37). The detector (500) includes a first variable phase retarder plate (502) having a first controllable phase retardation exerted between a pair of orthogonal polarization components of the light wave in a fast axis and a slow axis of the first variable phase retarder plate (502). A second variable phase retarder plate (504) is oriented with polarization eigenstates at a preferably 45 degree angle with respect to those eigenstates of the first variable phase retarder plate (502). The second variable phase retarder plate (504) has a second controllable phase retardation exerted between a pair of orthogonal polarization components of the light wave in a fast axis and a slow axis of the second variable phase retarder plate (502). A linear polarizer (506) is optically coupled to the second variable phase retarder plate (504) having its polarization direction parallel to the first variable phase retarder (502). The low-speed photodetector (530) is optically coupled with the polarizer (506) for sensing the intensity of the light transmitted through the polarizer (506). A controller (540) varies the first controllable phase retardation of the first variable phase retarder (502) and varies the second controllable phase retardation of the second variable phase retarder (504) for measuring the intensity oscillation as an indication of PMD impairment or distortion. This indication of PMD impairment is the novel electrical control signal (42) from which the PT compensating signal (442) and the VDGD compensating signal (462) is derived by the controller (540).
摘要:
An electro-optic imager, used for exposing photosensitive media, wherein a modulator, e.g. an array of PLZT light valves, is used to modulate one or more light beams. Temperature control is applied to the modulator to reduce or eliminate variations in response characteristics which would otherwise change the color balance of the final print from the desired color balance.
摘要:
Compensation for space charge build-up in an electro-optic modulator device is realized by recurrently recalibrating the device. During each recalibration interval, light transmitted through the device is intercepted and converted to an electric signal which is compared to a test signal of a magnitude corresponding to light of an intensity that would be transmitted through the device in the absence of space charge. The difference between the respective magnitudes of the test signal and the electric signal serves as a bias to supplement the normal modulating drive signal until the time of next recalibration. Recurrently, but at a rate lower than the recalibration rate, the device is short circuited, while flooded with light, to eliminate space charge build-up.
摘要:
The device of the invention essentially comprises a plate (6) of electrooptic material, for example PLZT, on which four electrodes (7 to 10) are printed. The electric field produced by applying voltages (V1 to V4) to these electrodes creates a rotating-axis phase plate.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a light shutter array which has shutter elements made of an electro-optical material. The quantity of light transmitted by each shutter element in the array is measured, and a limit is set relative to the smallest measured value such that the transmitted light quantity distribution of the light shutter array would be regarded substantially even if all shutter elements transmitted light within the limit. To achieve such a substantially even distribution, shutter elements which transmit light over the limit are subjected to trimming. Since trimmed regions on a shutter element do not transmit light, the quantity of light transmitted through a trimmed shutter element is lowered in proportion to the area of the trimmed region. Alternatively, individual electrodes and/or portions of a common electrode corresponding to the shutter elements which transmit light over the limit are trimmed. As a result, electric fields generated in the shutter elements are weakened, and the polarizing effects of the shutter elements are weakened. Consequently, the quantity of light transmitted through those shutter elements is lowered.
摘要:
An optical shutter device for use, e.g., in an optical printer includes a plurality of electrooptic chips each having a plurality of very small segments for optical modulation. The optical shutter device has a voltage adjusting circuit which individually supplies the driving voltage to the chips depending on the light transmitting characteristics intrinsic to the chips. Thus, even when the chips have different light transmitting characteristics, the image produced by the chips will have a uniform intensity.
摘要:
A light signal generating device having a plurality of electro-optical light shutter elements which are turned on and off individually in accordance with image data. The light shutter elements are connected to individual electrodes each, and also connected to a common electrode. The common electrode and a power source for supplying a voltage to the individual electrodes are connected with a grounding line. Discharge lines are disposed between the common electrode and the grounding line, and switching elements are disposed on the discharge lines so as to prevent discharge currents, which are drawn from the light shutter elements at falls of the driving voltage, from flowing into the grounding line.
摘要:
An electro-optic light modulator of the type including a body of an electro-optic material having opposed surfaces and a pair of planar conductive electrodes on at least one of the surfaces of the body. Polarity-reversing drive circuitry applies a voltage across the electrodes, the polarity of the voltage being reversed at a frequency of about 1 Hz or less with polarity reversal occurring either when the light modulator is turned off or when there is an insignificiant voltage drop across the electrodes. This low frequency of the reversal of the polarity of the voltage substantially eliminates drift of the voltage-transmissivity of the modulator, lowers leakage, and reduces damage to the electrodes during a given period of time of operation.
摘要:
In an optical modulator, an electro-optic crystal is used. A pyroelectric body is connected to the electro-optic crystal through electrical interconnections. A polarizer and an analyzer are respectively arranged in spaced relation to an input side and an output side of the electro-optic crystal. The pyroelectric body receives heat generated by any of light, laser light, an electric resistor or heat generated from absorption of an electromagnetic wave or a radioactive ray. When heat energy is applied to the pyroelectric body, charges are produced in the pyroelectric body, so that a voltage based on the charges is applied to the electro-optic crystal. In this way, a plane of polarization in the electro-optic crystal is rotated so that the amount of light passing through the analyzer is varied in accordance with an applied heat energy.