High-speed pulse width modulation system and method for linear array spatial light modulators
First Claim
1. A high speed pulse width modulation system for driving a linear array spatial light modulator, comprising:
- a) a pixel-serial data source providing at least one or more pixel-serial input data streams;
b) a clock for providing a fundamental system clock signal;
c) a phase shifter providing at least one or more clock signals that are phase-shifted versions of the fundamental system clock signal;
d) a serial-to-parallel converter for converting the at least one or more pixel-serial input data streams into one or more pixel-parallel data streams;
e) a decoder for decoding data of a single input pixel into at least two or more related pulse width modulation (PWM) signals, wherein the at least two or more related PWM signals are synchronized to different edges of the fundamental clock signal and the at least one or more phase-shifted clock signals; and
f) a circuit for combining the at least two or more related PWM signals into a single PWM signal capable of driving one of a plurality of inputs on a linear array spatial light modulator.
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Abstract
A high speed pulse width modulation system for driving a linear array spatial light modulator, including: a pixel-serial data source that provides at least one or more pixel-serial input data streams; a fundamental system clock signal; phase-shifted versions of the fundamental system clock signal; and a serial-to-parallel converter for converting the at least one or more pixel-serial input data streams into one or more pixel-parallel data streams. Also included is a decoder for decoding data of a single input pixel into at least two or more related pulse width modulation (PWM) signals, and a circuit for combining the at least two or more PWM signals into a single PWM signal capable of driving one of a plurality of inputs on a linear array spatial light modulator.
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27 Claims
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1. A high speed pulse width modulation system for driving a linear array spatial light modulator, comprising:
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a) a pixel-serial data source providing at least one or more pixel-serial input data streams;
b) a clock for providing a fundamental system clock signal;
c) a phase shifter providing at least one or more clock signals that are phase-shifted versions of the fundamental system clock signal;
d) a serial-to-parallel converter for converting the at least one or more pixel-serial input data streams into one or more pixel-parallel data streams;
e) a decoder for decoding data of a single input pixel into at least two or more related pulse width modulation (PWM) signals, wherein the at least two or more related PWM signals are synchronized to different edges of the fundamental clock signal and the at least one or more phase-shifted clock signals; and
f) a circuit for combining the at least two or more related PWM signals into a single PWM signal capable of driving one of a plurality of inputs on a linear array spatial light modulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A high speed pulse width modulation system for driving a linear array spatial light modulator, comprising:
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a) a pixel-serial data source providing at least one or more pixel-serial input data streams;
b) a clock for providing a fundamental system clock signal;
c) a phase shifter providing at least one or more clock signals that are phase-shifted versions of the fundamental system clock signal;
d) one or more decoders for decoding data of a single input pixel into at least two or more related pulse width modulation (PWM) signals, wherein the at least two or more related PWM signals are synchronized to different edges of the fundamental clock signal and the at least one or more phase-shifted clock signals; and
e) a circuit for combining the at least two or more related PWM signals into a single PWM signal capable of driving one of a plurality of inputs on a linear array spatial light modulator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for driving high speed pulse width modulation signals within a fixed time period corresponding to a scanned linear array spatial light modulator, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a fundamental clock signal;
b) forming a phase-shifted clock signal from the fundamental clock signal;
c) synchronizing the fundamental clock signal and the phase-shifted clock signal as an overall system clock having at least four or more clock edges; and
d) using the at least four or more clock edges of the overall system clock to drive the high speed pulse width modulation signals within the fixed time period corresponding to the scanned linear array spatial light modulator. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A high speed pulse width modulation system for driving a linear array spatial light modulator, comprising:
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a) a pixel-serial data source;
b) a means for generating a fundamental clock signal;
c) a means for forming a phase-shifted clock signal from the fundamental clock signal;
d) a pulse decoder for decoding output of the pixel-serial data source into multiple pulse width modulation signals;
e) a plurality of counters utilizing an output signal from the pulse decoder as an input and combining the fundamental clock signal and the phase-shifted clock signal as an overall system clock having at least four or more clock edges wherein each of the plurality of counters has an output; and
f) a means for combining the plurality of counter output signals to form a single pulse width modulation output signal for driving a linear array spatial light modulator.
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