METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTACT IMAGE SENSING
First Claim
1. A contact image sensor comprising:
- a waveguiding structure for propagating light in a first direction comprising, in series disposed in a layer sandwiched by transparent substrates, a first clad medium, a first core, a switchable grating clad, a second core, and a second clad medium;
electrodes applied to opposing surfaces of said substrates at least one patterned into a set of parallel elements orthogonally traversing said cores;
to a light source optically coupled to said first and second cores;
a platen in optical contact with said waveguiding structure;
a detector optically coupled to said first and second core regions;
wherein switchable grating regions overlapped by a first voltage-addressed electrode element are operative, in their diffracting state, to diffract TIR light from first core into a path to outer surface of said platen,wherein switchable gratings region overlapped by a second voltage-addressed electrode element are operative, in their diffracting state, to diffract TIR light reflected from said platen into a TIR path to said detector along said second core.
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Abstract
A contact image sensor having a waveguiding structure for propagating light in a first direction including, in series, a first clad medium, a first core, a switchable grating clad, a second core, and a second clad medium sandwiched by transparent substrates, patterned parallel electrode elements orthogonally traversing the waveguides, a light source, a platen and a detector. Switchable grating regions overlapped by a first voltage-addressed electrode element diffract TIR light from the first core towards the platen. Switchable grating region overlapped by a second voltage-addressed electrode element diffract TIR light reflected from the platen into a TIR path within the second core.
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20 Claims
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1. A contact image sensor comprising:
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a waveguiding structure for propagating light in a first direction comprising, in series disposed in a layer sandwiched by transparent substrates, a first clad medium, a first core, a switchable grating clad, a second core, and a second clad medium; electrodes applied to opposing surfaces of said substrates at least one patterned into a set of parallel elements orthogonally traversing said cores; to a light source optically coupled to said first and second cores; a platen in optical contact with said waveguiding structure; a detector optically coupled to said first and second core regions; wherein switchable grating regions overlapped by a first voltage-addressed electrode element are operative, in their diffracting state, to diffract TIR light from first core into a path to outer surface of said platen, wherein switchable gratings region overlapped by a second voltage-addressed electrode element are operative, in their diffracting state, to diffract TIR light reflected from said platen into a TIR path to said detector along said second core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19, 20)
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12. A method of making a contact image measurement comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a waveguiding structure for propagating light in a first direction comprising, in series disposed in a layer sandwiched by transparent substrates, a first clad medium, a first core, a switchable grating clad, a second core, and a second clad medium;
electrodes applied to opposing surfaces of said substrates at least one patterned into a set of parallel elements orthogonally traversing said cores;
a light source optically coupled to said first and second cores;
a platen in optical contact with said waveguiding structure;
a detector optically coupled to said first and second core regions;b) coupling said light into a TIR path in said waveguiding structure; c) an external material contacting a region on the external surface of said platen; d) setting first and second electrode elements to a first voltage state and all other voltage-addressed electrodes set to a second voltage state; e) switchable grating regions overlapped by a first electrode element diffracting TIR light from first core into a path to the platen outer surface; f) switchable grating regions overlapped by a second electrode element diffracting light reflected from one of said region or said platen external surface into a TIR path in said second core; g) transmitting said reflected light to said detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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