Simultaneous multi-beam optical modulation system
First Claim
1. In a simultaneous multi-beam optical modulation system having a signal source for producing a plurality of image signals, a plurality of amplitude modulators connected to the signal source each for modulating one of the image signals, a high-frequency carrier oscillator connected to each of the modulators for producing a carrier to modulate each image signal, and an acoustic optical element for deflecting light connected to each of the amplitude modulators for producing a plurality of output light beams each corresponding to one of the image signals, the improvement comprising, addition-reduction inverting means connected to the signal source for receiving each of the image signals, setting voltage means connected to said addition-reduction inverting means for supplying a setting voltage which is of opposite polarity to the image signals, the signal voltage being applied to said addition-reduction inverting means, said setting voltage being provided for setting an overall deflection efficiency of the acoustic optical element, means in said addition-reduction inverting means for adding said setting voltage to the image signals to produce a sum and inverting said sum to produce a dummy signal, an assigned amplitude modulator connected to said addition-reduction inverting means for receiving said dummy signal, a high-frequency carrier connected to said assigned amplitude modulator for modulating said dummy signal and gain control means connected between each of said amplitude modulators and the acoustic optical element for adjustably amplifying each of said modulated image signals to equalize the intensity of the output light beams produced by the acoustic optical element.
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Abstract
The simultaneous multi-beam optical modulation system comprises the steps of producing a dummy signal in such a manner that the sum of a plurality of signals and the dummy signal is kept constant, modulating the amplitudes of assigned carriers by the dummy signal and the plurality of the signals so as to produce a modulated output and applying the modulated output to an acoustic optical element.
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- 1. In a simultaneous multi-beam optical modulation system having a signal source for producing a plurality of image signals, a plurality of amplitude modulators connected to the signal source each for modulating one of the image signals, a high-frequency carrier oscillator connected to each of the modulators for producing a carrier to modulate each image signal, and an acoustic optical element for deflecting light connected to each of the amplitude modulators for producing a plurality of output light beams each corresponding to one of the image signals, the improvement comprising, addition-reduction inverting means connected to the signal source for receiving each of the image signals, setting voltage means connected to said addition-reduction inverting means for supplying a setting voltage which is of opposite polarity to the image signals, the signal voltage being applied to said addition-reduction inverting means, said setting voltage being provided for setting an overall deflection efficiency of the acoustic optical element, means in said addition-reduction inverting means for adding said setting voltage to the image signals to produce a sum and inverting said sum to produce a dummy signal, an assigned amplitude modulator connected to said addition-reduction inverting means for receiving said dummy signal, a high-frequency carrier connected to said assigned amplitude modulator for modulating said dummy signal and gain control means connected between each of said amplitude modulators and the acoustic optical element for adjustably amplifying each of said modulated image signals to equalize the intensity of the output light beams produced by the acoustic optical element.
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7. In a simultaneous multi-beam optical modulation system, a process comprising producing a plurality of image signals, modulating each of said image signals with a carrier to produce a modulated image signal, providing a setting voltage of polarity opposite to that of the image signal, adding each of the image signals to each other and to the setting voltage for producing a sum, inverting the sum to produce a dummy signal, modulating the dummy signal with an assigned carrier to produce a modulated dummy signal, mixing each of said modulated image signals and modulated dummy signal to each other to produce a combined signal, providing an acoustic optical element for receiving the combined signal and producing a plurality of output light beams corresponding to said image signals and said dummy signal, and adjustably amplifying each of said modulated image signals to render the intensity of each of said corresponding light beams equal.
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