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1. An optical system for scanning an image comprising:
- a. a spatial light modulator for receiving said image and for selectively reflecting portions of said image;
b. a detector for detecting said portions; and
c. optics for directing said image onto said spatial light modulator and said portions of said image from said spatial light modulator onto said detector.
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Abstract
A scanning optical system is disclosed. The system consists of a spatial light modulator with minimum diffraction effects that can be scanned line by line, a detector appropriate to the application and appropriate optics. One application of such a system is in the infrared realm. The disclosure eliminates the need for a spinning mirror that is standard is infrared scanning systems. Another application is in photocopying. Using a line scanning device, such as a membrane deformable mirror device, eliminates the need for a moving light bar.
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1. An optical system for scanning an image comprising:
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a. a spatial light modulator for receiving said image and for selectively reflecting portions of said image; b. a detector for detecting said portions; and c. optics for directing said image onto said spatial light modulator and said portions of said image from said spatial light modulator onto said detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An optical system for scanning an image comprising:
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a detector for detecting light; at least one lens for focusing light from an image source; a spatial light modulator array receiving said focused light, said spatial light modulator array comprised of an array of spatial light modulator cells, each of said cells selectively addressable for deflecting incident light toward said detector, wherein said cells are serially addressed thereby serially deflecting portions of said focused light onto said detector. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of scanning an image comprising:
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providing light from an image source; focusing said light from an image source onto a spatial light modulator wherein said spatial light modulator comprises an array of spatial light modulator cells; deflecting a portion of said spatial light modulator cells to deflect a portion of said focused light; detecting said deflected portion of said focused light; and repeating said deflecting and detecting steps until the image has been detected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An optical system for scanning an input image comprising:
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a. a lens for focusing light from an image source along a first light path; b. a spatial light modulator on said first light path for receiving said focused light and selectively reflecting portions of said focused light, wherein said selectively reflected portions of said focused light are transmitted along a second light path; and c. a detector on said second light path for receiving said selectively reflected portions of said focused light. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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