摘要:
A dynamic time multiplexed holographic system including a holographic screen and a projector that projects successive perspective images onto the holographic screen. The projector includes a rotating polygon that provides successive image slices to the holographic screen and a spatial light modulator that provides successive image slices to the rotating polygon. The holographic screen refracts the successive perspective images perpendicular to the holographic screen.
摘要:
Systems and methods for time division multiplexing are described. A time division multiplexer-demultiplexer system includes I) a signal transmitting system for transmittal of a serialized signal including A) latency free continuous data and B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of bursty data and packetized data, the signal transmitting system including a multiplexer and a timing control block; and II) a signal receiving system for reception of the signal without disrupting the laminarity of the latency free continuous data, the signal receiving system including a demultiplexer and a sequence detector. The systems and methods provide advantages in that continuous data can be simultaneously transmitted with bursty data and/or packetized data on the same tie line without disrupting the laminarity of the continuous data.
摘要:
Methods and apparatuses for still image compression, video compression and automatic target recognition are disclosed. The method of still image compression uses isomorphic singular manifold projection whereby surfaces of objects having singular manifold representations are represented by best match canonical polynomials to arrive at a model representation. The model representation is compared with the original representation to arrive at a difference. If the difference exceeds a predetermined threshold, the difference data are saved and compressed using standard lossy compression. The coefficients from the best match polynomial together with the difference data, if any, are then compressed using lossless compression. The method of motion estimation for enhanced video compression sends I frames on an "as-needed" basis, based on comparing the error between segments of a current frame and a predicted frame. If the error exceeds a predetermined threshold, which can be based on program content, the next frame sent will be an I frame. The method of automatic target recognition (ATR) including tracking, zooming, and image enhancement, uses isomorphic singular manifold projection to separate texture and sculpture portions of an image. Soft ATR is then used on the sculptured portion and hard ATR is used on the texture portion.
摘要:
A 2D/3D optically controlled spatial and angular electromagnetic wave modulator is disclosed. The modulator of the present invention modulates the amplitude and direction of an electromagnetic wave such as millimeter microwaves or infrared waves by diffracting or scattering the electromagnetic wave from a semiconductor material upon which is incident a controlling lightwave. The lightwave incident upon the semiconductor is of varying intensity, and may be time varying, and changes the complex refractive permittivity of the semiconductor material. The electromagnetic wave is thus modulated in accordance with the controlling lightwave.
摘要:
An optical multi-channel data communication link transmits data from a transmitter to a remote receiver. The link includes a multimode laser diode source connected to the transmitter, a device for modulating the source with each channel of data to generate a modulated light wave, and a wavelength division multiplexing device at the transmitter. The wavelength division multiplexing device has paraxial optics for multiplexing the light waves to produce a multiplexed signal. Multimode fiber optic means are connected to the multiplexer and pass the multiplexed signal to the remote receiver. A wavelength division multiplexer has paraxial optics for demultiplexing the multiplexed signals at the receiver to produce demultiplexed light waves. Each of the demultiplexed light waves are converted for use by the receiver. Preferably, each of the wavelength division multiplexer and demultiplexer has a littrow reflecting grating and a lens which are paraxially aligned with the multimode fiber optic means to provide channel separation of less than 50 nm.
摘要:
Systems and methods for providing an LGD with a collimated backlight and a non-Lambertian diffuser are described. An LCD system includes: an illumination source for producing light; a collimating waveguide optically connected to the illumination source, the collimating waveguide including a top surface, an incident end and a plurality of substantially parallel optical elements for redirecting light from the incident end to, and through, the top surface by total internal reflection (TR), each of the plurality of substantially parallel optical elements including a first facet that is nonparallel to the top surface and a mirrored second facet that is nonparallel to the top surface; a reflector optically connected to the light source and optically connected to the collimating waveguide, the reflector (1) at least partially surrounding the illumination source, and (2) reflecting light from said illumination source to said incident end by direct reflection; a liquid crystal display optically connected to the collimating waveguide; and a non-Lambertian diffuser optically connected to the liquid crystal display for directing light from said liquid crystal display. The light from the reflector is directly incident upon the incident end. The systems and methods provide advantages in that the light from the LCD is bright and homogenous.
摘要:
An autostereoscopic display system including: I) image signal electronics; II) a first projector including: A) a first light source 33; B) a first spatial light modulator 35 optically connected to said first light source and electrically connected to said image signal electronics; and C) a first image delivery system optically connected to said first spatial light modulator; III) a second projector connected to said first projector, said second projector including: A) a second light source 34; B) a second spatial light modulator 36 optically connected to said second light source and electrically connected to said image signal electronics; and C) a second image delivery system optically connected to said second spatial light modulator; IV) a fan-out multiplexer 39 optically connected to both said first image delivery system and said second image delivery system, said fan-out multiplexer being characterized by a viewing zone period and a viewing region period; and V) a binary head tracker 40 electrically connected to said image signal electronics, said binary head tracker including a camera 42 and a circuit board. The system provides the capability for real-time autostereoscopic display together with an impressive look-around feature.
摘要:
A holographic filter comprises a volume hologram recorded with Bragg surfaces for use in spectroscopic and spectral splitting applications. The Bragg planes in the holographic filter can be recorded to satisfy virtually any design constraint imposed upon the filter such as Raman, Lippmann, non-Snellian (slanted), curved, and multiplexed spectral filters. The holographic filter achieves maximal reduction of secondary maxima and sidelobes and obtains large wavelength selectivities, and varied grating constants.
摘要:
An apparatus for coupling light waves into a single-mode planar waveguide comprises a curved multi-mode waveguide. The multi-mode waveguide is thick so that its mode structure is practically continuous and its coupling wavelength selectivity is low. The curved multi-mode waveguide presents a variable single-mode coupling gap to the adjacent single-mode planar waveguide which achieves optimum balance between phase and amplitude conditions for coupling a broad range of wavelengths and tolerates varying wavelength light sources.
摘要:
A diffraction coherence filter based on Bragg interference principles comprises a plurality of spaced-apart lower-hierarchy optical elements, containing a series of interference structures, which form a higher-hierarchy compound optical structure. The spatial distribution of the lower-hierarchy optical element and the interference structures is governed by mathematical relationships dependent upon the coherence radius and temporal coherence length of incoming radiation. All of the lower-hierarchy elements can be coherently coupled for coherent light and randomly coupled for incoherent light, whereby the filter may differentiate between coherent and incoherent radiation.