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Two dimensional electro-optic modulator for optical processing

  • US 4,557,563 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1984
  • Issued: 12/10/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electro-optic device for optical data processing, said device comprisingan electro-optic element having a reflective surface;

  • a two dimensional planar array of individually addressable electrodes proximate the reflective surface of said electro-optic element;

    means for applying a light beam to said electro-optic element at a near grazing angle of incidence with respect to said reflective surface for total internal reflection therefrom, said light beam illuminating said reflective surface over an area which is substantially coextensive with said array;

    means for applying data to said electrodes, whereby fringe electric fields are coupled into said electro-optic element to spatially modulate said light beam essentially simultaneously in two dimensions in accordance with said data; and

    a focusing lens optically aligned with said electro-optic element for bringing said modulated light beam to focus, thereby providing an optical Fourier transform of said data.

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