Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical transformer, process for making and use of same
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Application No.: US14792184Application Date: 2015-07-06
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Publication No.: US10054286B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Christopher M. Brown , John T. Melcher , Stephan J. Stranick
- Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL INSITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, THE NATIONAL INSITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: Office of Chief Counsel for National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Main IPC: G02B6/32
- IPC: G02B6/32 ; F21V5/00 ; F21V8/00 ; G02B3/00 ; G02B26/10

Abstract:
An optical transformer includes: an optomechanical member configured: to receive incident light; and to produce primary light from the incident light including an initial propagation that includes a nonlinear scan; and a lens configured: to receive the primary light from the optomechanical member; to linearize the nonlinear scan; and to produce secondary light including a final propagation that comprises a linear scan, such that the optical transformer is configured to transform the nonlinear scan of the primary light to the linear scan of the secondary light. A process for optically transforming a nonlinear scan includes receiving an incident light by an optical transformer that includes an optomechanical member and a lens; producing a primary light from the incident light that includes an initial propagation having a nonlinear scan; communicating the primary light from to the lens; and producing a secondary light to optically transform the nonlinear scan, the secondary light including a final propagation that comprises a linear scan, based on optically linearizing the initial propagation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150323153A1 OPTICAL TRANSFORMER, PROCESS FOR MAKING AND USE OF SAME Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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