Optical clock system with optical time delay means
    2.
    发明授权
    Optical clock system with optical time delay means 失效
    具有光时延装置的光时钟系统

    公开(公告)号:US4959540A

    公开(公告)日:1990-09-25

    申请号:US351686

    申请日:1989-05-15

    摘要: An optical clock system for high-performance computing systems uses unique methods of clock generation, delay timing, and electrical clock conversion to eliminate clock skew due to passive circuit elements. There is provided a direct optical connection to active devices in the computing system thereby eliminating the transmission of electrical clock signals through passive transmission elements. The optical clock system eliminates several stages of clock drivers and, as a result, is capable of reducing clock skew due to active circuit skew as well. In one embodiment, an optical pulse timing operator (10) produces ultrashort pulses which are equally divided by an 1-by-N splitter (16) into N optical fibers (18), where N depends on the number of clock signals required. Each fiber has a different length, resulting in different propagation times for the optical pulses. The light from each of the N fibers are again split into M fibers by N 1-by-M splitters (20), where M depends upon the number of distribution points for the clock. The N.times.M fibers are regrouped to form a bundle of N fibers, and these M fiber bundles are then coupled to each module (22) where the delayed optical signals are converted into the appropriate electrical clock signals.

    Solid state dye laser
    3.
    发明授权
    Solid state dye laser 失效
    固态染料激光

    公开(公告)号:US6141367A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-31

    申请号:US45307

    申请日:1998-03-20

    IPC分类号: H01S3/10 H01S3/16 H01S3/20

    CPC分类号: H01S3/10 H01S3/168 H01S3/1686

    摘要: A solid state dye laser is adapted for use in a solid state dye laser assembly having a pump adapted to emit light at a first frequency and intensity. The solid state dye laser includes an elongated web of polymeric host material having a gain medium disposed therein, the gain medium being in a substantially solid state and doped with a fluorescent dye adapted to emit light within a predetermined spectral tuning range. The gain medium includes polymeric cholesteric liquid crystal disposed in a planar texture and frozen into a characteristic wavelength. The solid state dye laser, including the gain medium, is adapted for convenient movement relative to the pump.

    摘要翻译: 固态染料激光器适用于具有适于以第一频率和强度发光的泵的固态染料激光器组件。 固态染料激光器包括具有设置在其中的增益介质的聚合物主体材料的细长网,增益介质处于基本上固态并掺杂有适于在预定光谱调谐范围内发光的荧光染料。 增益介质包括以平面结构设置并冷冻成特征波长的聚合胆甾型液晶。 包括增益介质的固态染料激光器适于相对于泵的方便的移动。

    Polarizer devices and methods for making the same
    4.
    发明授权
    Polarizer devices and methods for making the same 失效
    偏振器装置和制作相同的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6072629A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-06

    申请号:US807020

    申请日:1997-02-26

    IPC分类号: G02B5/30

    CPC分类号: G02B5/3083

    摘要: A light polarizer includes a plurality of discrete layers of birefringent film disposed in superposed relation on a transparent substrate. The planar components of the optic axes of each successive one of the discrete layers are angularly offset relative each preceding one of the discrete layers by a predetermined angle in one or either a positive or negative direction to provide the light polarizer with selectivity for either right-handed circularly polarized (RHCP) or left-handed circularly polarized (LHCP) incident light. In another aspect of the invention, the layers are of quarter-wave thickness having planar components orthogonally offset to provide selectivity for either right or left linearly polarized light. In a still further aspect of the invention, an optically isotropic layer of quarter-wave thickness is disposed between adjacent birefringent quarter-wave plates.

    摘要翻译: 光偏振器包括在透明基板上以重叠关系设置的多个离散的双折射膜层。 每个连续的一个离散层的光轴的平面分量相对于离散层中的每一个之前的一个离散层以一个或任一个正或负方向成角度地偏移预定的角度,以提供光偏振器, (RHCP)或左旋圆极化(LHCP)入射光。 在本发明的另一方面,这些层是四分之一波长的厚度,具有正交偏移的平面分量,以为右或左线偏振光提供选择性。 在本发明的又一方面中,在相邻的双折射四分之一波片之间设置四分之一波长厚度的光学各向同性层。

    Multiple layer optical recording media and method and system for
recording and reproducing information using the same
    5.
    发明授权
    Multiple layer optical recording media and method and system for recording and reproducing information using the same 失效
    多层光学记录介质以及使用其的记录和再现信息的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US5838653A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-17

    申请号:US539279

    申请日:1995-10-04

    摘要: Disclosed is a novel optical information storage media having M information storage decks. Each information storage deck has N information storage layers, and each information storage layer has a pair of information storage structures. Each paired information storage structure has a characteristic wavelength and polarization state, and from which recorded information can be read by a laser beam having similar wavelength and polarization-state characteristics. A novel system is provided for reading the optical information storage media of the present invention. In the illustrative embodiment, an optical storage device of the present invention having M.times.N.times.2 information storage layers can be read using only N laser lines (i.e. spectral components), thereby providing a 2M-fold increase in information storage capacity over prior art systems. The information storage and retrieval system of the present invention is completely backward compatible to allow for the reading of conventional CD-ROM devices. Various techniques are disclosed for manufacturing and reading the optical storage devices of the present invention.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有M个信息存储卡的新型光学信息存储介质。 每个信息存储层具有N个信息存储层,每个信息存储层具有一对信息存储结构。 每个配对信息存储结构具有特征波长和偏振状态,并且可以由具有相似波长和偏振状态特性的激光束读取记录信息。 提供了一种用于读取本发明的光学信息存储介质的新颖系统。 在说明性实施例中,具有M×N×2信息存储层的本发明的光学存储装置可以仅使用N条激光线(即光谱分量)来读取,从而相对于现有技术的系统提供2M倍的信息存储容量。 本发明的信息存储和检索系统完全向下兼容以允许读取传统的CD-ROM设备。 公开了用于制造和读取本发明的光学存储装置的各种技术。

    Laser beam homogenizer
    6.
    发明授权
    Laser beam homogenizer 失效
    激光束匀浆器

    公开(公告)号:US4744615A

    公开(公告)日:1988-05-17

    申请号:US823554

    申请日:1986-01-29

    摘要: A coherent laser beam having a possibly non-uniform spatial intensity distribution is transformed into an incoherent light beam having a substantially uniform spatial intensity distribution by homogenizing the laser beam with a light tunnel (a transparent light passageway having flat internally reflective side surfaces). It has been determined that when the cross-section of the tunnel is a polygon (as preferred) and the sides of the tunnel are all parallel to the axis of the tunnel (as preferred), the laser light at the exit of the light tunnel (or alternatively at any image plane with respect thereto) will have a substantially uniform intensity distribution and will be incoherent only when the aspect ratio of the tunnel (length divided by width) equals or exceeds the contangent of the input beam divergence angle .theta. and whenW.sub.min =L.sub.coh (R+(1+R.sup.2).sup.1/2)>2RL.sub.coh,where W.sub.min is the minimum required width for the light tunnel, L.sub.coh is the effective coherence length of the laser light being homogenized and R is the chosen aspect ratio for the light tunnel.

    摘要翻译: 具有可能不均匀的空间强度分布的相干激光束通过用光通道(具有平坦的内部反射侧表面的透明光通道)均化激光束而被转换成具有基本均匀的空间强度分布的非相干光束。 已经确定,当隧道的横截面是多边形(优选地)并且隧道的侧面都平行于隧道的轴线(优选地)时,光隧道出口处的激光 (或者相对于任何图像平面),将具有基本上均匀的强度分布,并且仅当隧道的长宽比(长度除以宽度)等于或超过输入光束发散角θ的范围时才会不相干 Wmin = Lcoh(R +(1 + R2)1/2)> 2RLcoh,其中Wmin是光通道的最小所需宽度,Lcoh是均匀化的激光的有效相干长度,R是所选择的宽高比 轻隧道。

    Controllable bandwidth polarizer
    8.
    发明授权
    Controllable bandwidth polarizer 失效
    可控带偏振器

    公开(公告)号:US06697133B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-24

    申请号:US10117945

    申请日:2002-04-08

    IPC分类号: G02F11335

    摘要: A light controlling film is described comprising a polymerized polymer network of a crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric material and a low molecular weight cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) material, wherein the high molecular weight and the low molecular weight form a material having cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) order such that the film is a reflective circular polarizer whose bandwidth is controllable by an electric field impressed in the film.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种光控膜,其包含交联的高分子量聚合物材料和低分子量胆甾型液晶(CLC)材料的聚合聚合物网络,其中高分子量和低分子量形成具有胆甾型液晶的材料 CLC)顺序,使得该膜是反射圆偏振器,其带宽可以通过印刷在膜中的电场来控制。

    Multi-layer optical recording media and system for recording and reproducing information data
    9.
    发明授权
    Multi-layer optical recording media and system for recording and reproducing information data 失效
    多层光记录介质和用于记录和再现信息数据的系统

    公开(公告)号:US06498775B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-24

    申请号:US09141063

    申请日:1998-08-27

    IPC分类号: G11B374

    摘要: Disclosed is a novel multi-layered optical recording media and system for recording and reproducing information data. The multi-layered topical recording media has M information storage decks, and each information storage deck has N information storage layers, and each information storage layer has a pair of information storage structures. Each paired information storage structure has a characteristic wavelength and polarization state, and from which recorded information can be read by a laser beam having similar wavelength and polarization-state characteristics. In the illustrative embodiment, the multi-layered optical recording media of the present invention has MxNx2 information storage layers which can be read using only N laser lines (i.e. spectral components), thereby providing a 2M-fold increase in information storage capacity over prior art systems. The information storage and retrieval system of the present invention is completely backward compatible to allow for the reading of conventional CD-ROM devices.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于记录和再现信息数据的新型多层光学记录介质和系统。 多层局部记录介质具有M个信息存储层,每个信息存储层具有N个信息存储层,并且每个信息存储层具有一对信息存储结构。 每个配对信息存储结构具有特征波长和偏振状态,并且可以由具有相似波长和偏振状态特性的激光束读取记录信息。 在说明性实施例中,本发明的多层光学记录介质具有可以仅使用N条激光线(即,光谱分量)读取的MxNx2信息存储层,从而相比于现有技术提供了2M倍的信息存储容量 系统。 本发明的信息存储和检索系统完全向下兼容以允许读取传统的CD-ROM设备。

    Composite nonlinear optical film, method of producing the same and applications of the same
    10.
    发明授权
    Composite nonlinear optical film, method of producing the same and applications of the same 失效
    复合非线性光学薄膜,其制造方法及应用

    公开(公告)号:US06303056B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:US09621836

    申请日:2000-07-24

    申请人: Bunsen Fan Jianjun Xu

    发明人: Bunsen Fan Jianjun Xu

    IPC分类号: F21V900

    摘要: A method is provided for fabricating composite nonlinear optical (NLO) organic films that are suited for use in NLO device applications. The highly NLO properties of these films arise from the vector alignment of ‘guest’ NLO molecules in a self-ordered nano-structured liquid crystal ‘host’ film. Field-poling is used to remove the centro-symmetry. The ‘guest’ concentration is increased by film processing to incorporate oriented nonlinear nano-crystallites to increase nonlinearity. NLO devices based on such films are of low cost and permit fast switching in a compact device format.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于制造适用于NLO器件应用的复合非线性光学(NLO)有机膜的方法。 这些膜的高度NLO性质来自于在自定序纳米结构的液晶“主体”膜中的“客体”NLO分子的载体排列。 场极化用于去除中心对称性。 通过薄膜加工增加了“客体”浓度,以纳入定向非线性纳米微晶以增加非线性,基于这种薄膜的NLO器件成本低廉,并允许以紧凑的器件格式快速切换。