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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189250 | Recording/playback apparatus, recording apparatus, playback apparatus, recording/playback method, recording method, and playback method A recording/playback apparatus includes a light-generating and intensity-modulating section for generating signal light and reference light to be shined on a hologram recording medium and a phase modulating section for performing phase modulation on the signal light... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189249 | Holographic storage system using destructive interference for pixel detection The present invention relates to a holographic storage system, and more specifically to a method for pixel detection in a coaxial holographic storage system. In a holographic storage system according to the invention, with a coaxial arrangement of an object b... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8120827 | Holographic storage system for reading a hologram stored on a holographic storage medium and a method carried out therewith A holographic storage system for reading a hologram stored on a holographic storage medium. The system comprises: storage medium holding means; a spatial light modulator (SLM) for encoding a reference beam with a code pattern; a detector; and a servo control unit fo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8072660 | Hologram recording apparatus and hologram reconstruction apparatus A hologram recording apparatus includes a signal-beam spatial light modulating section, a reference-beam spatial light modulating section, and a control unit. A signal beam pattern generates a signal beam. A reference beam pattern generates a reference beam. The con... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7830572 | Holographic storage system based on common path interferometry The present invention relates to a holographic storage system, and more specifically to a holographic storage system using a phase spatial light modulator. According to the invention a holographic storage system with a phase SLM for imprinting a 2-dimensional... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7684097 | Recording apparatus and phase modulation device A recording apparatus performing at least recording with respect to a hologram recording medium is disclosed. The recording medium includes: a light emitting means for emitting light to be radiated with respect to the hologram recording medium set at a prescribed po... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7675663 | Apparatus for producing a hologram mask An apparatus for producing a hologram mask. The apparatus includes a first object light at least partially transmittable through a first original mask having a light transmitting screening pattern, and a first reference light having a first phase difference between ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7557970 | Hologram recording method, hologram recording device, hologram playback method, and optical recording medium A hologram recording method, which records signal light onto an optical recording medium as a hologram, includes: placing a signal light region, which generates signal light, and a reference light region, which generates reference light, symmetrically with respect t... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7554706 | Holographic recording method, apparatus therefor, and holographic recording and reproducing apparatus A holographic recording method and apparatus capable of performing phase code multiplex recording without employing a phase spatial light modulator. The holographic recording apparatus 10 performs phase spatial modulation of a reference beam to be projected o... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7548358 | Phase conjugate reconstruction of a hologram Methods and systems are provided for obtaining a phase conjugate reconstruction beam for use in retrieving holographic information from a holographic storage medium. These methods and systems include generating a coherent light beam that is a reproduction of the ref... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7529008 | Hologram recording method and hologram recording device A hologram recording method for recording information of signal light as holograms in an optical recording medium, which includes illuminating signal light at the optical recording medium; illuminating reference light at the optical recording medium simultaneously w... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7421414 | Split machine learning systems Split machine learning systems can be used to generate an output for an input. When the input is received, a determination is made as to whether the input is within a first, second, or third range of values. If the input is within the first range, the output is gene... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411708 | Method and apparatus for phase-encoded homogenized Fourier transform holographic data storage and recovery An apparatus for writing and reading holograms, comprising a spatial light modulator (SLM) operable in phase mode, having a plurality of pixels for generating an object beam that overlaps with a reference beam; a holographic recording medium (HRM) in the path of the... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7385741 | Holographic recording system and optical chopper A holographic recording system with a simple structure is provided that can make a holographic recording beam follow a recording medium traveling even at high speed. The holographic recording system 10 includes a chopper lens 30 that travels in synchro... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373045 | Method and apparatus for processing optical signals with supergratings An optical component including at least one optical supergrating is provided. The optical supergrating includes a quantized refractive index profile adapted to exhibit a finite plurality of refractive indexes; which in turn are adapted to generate a reflectance spec... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365858 | Systems and methods for phase measurements Preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems for phase measurement which address the problem of phase noise using combinations of a number of strategies including, but not limited to, common-path interferometry, phase referencing, active st... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362482 | Inline type speckle multiplexed hologram recording apparatus and inline type speckle multiplexed hologram recording method An inline type speckle multiplexed hologram recording apparatus and method is disclosed which can condense signal light and reference light in a sufficiently overlapping relationship with each other on a hologram recording medium without using a lens having a large ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362687 | Method and device for holographic recording A holographic recording method for recording information as phase information of light by projecting a signal beam and a reference beam onto a recording medium, wherein an X direction is defined as the direction of a line of intersection between a plane including th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355767 | Hologram recording method and hologram recording apparatus A hologram recording method includes generating a signal beam with data formed by superimposing pattern data, the pattern data representing a pattern in which a large number of plural kinds of pixels having different tone values are arranged in a two-dimensional man... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356224 | Method and apparatus for detecting multiple optical wave lengths Optical gratings that perform a number of functions at various wavelengths are formed by various methods that preserve spectral information within a wavelength band, the functions including: coupling radiation from one waveguide to another, controllable gratings tha... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336219 | System and method for generating a radar detection threshold A method for generating a radar detection threshold includes computing a first plurality of percentile values associated with frequency domain values of frequency domain signals. The first plurality of percentile values is used to generate detection threshold values... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7324255 | Spatial optical modulator A spatial light modulator, in which light modulation elements are arranged in a same plane. In the spatial light modulator, a plurality of the light modulation elements are arranged such that there are at least two periods of periodic structure corresponding to an a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317814 | Authentication system and method An authentication system using a correlator that correlates an input with a reference wherein at least one of the input and reference comprises a phase volume mask having structures, preferably points, that are each less than about six microns in size and can have a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315557 | Multi-wavelength light source apparatus A pulse sequence is configured by making a pulse waveform output from a pulse light source into a super Gaussian pulse of the third order or higher, and input to a spectrum expanding device. The spectrum expanding device broadens the spectrum of the pulse sequence w... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312855 | Combined coherent and incoherent imaging LADAR A long range eye-safe laser radar (LADAR) system for use in an environment where real-time non-cooperative identification of an object is required. In particular, a laser beam is aimed at an object, the laser energy reflected from the object is collected by a detect... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312906 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304775 | Actively stabilized, single input beam, interference lithography system and method An interference lithography system is described that is capable of exposing high resolution patterns in photosensitive media and employing yield increasing active stabilization techniques needed in production environments. The inventive device utilizes a division-of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295356 | Method for improved holographic recording using beam apodization An apodization system for achieving a substantially uniform intensity profile of a modulated reference beam on a holographic recording medium. The substantially uniform intensity profile serves to improve the quality of any and all recorded holograms. In high-densit... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289253 | System and methods for shearless hologram acquisition Systems and methods for shearless digital hologram acquisition, including an apparatus incorporating an illumination source configured to produce a first beam of light, which is then split by a beamsplitter into a reference beam and an object illumination beam. The ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283286 | Hologram recording/reproducing device and optical unit A hologram recording/reproducing device includes a laser light source emitting laser light; a spatial light modulator generating signal light and reference light from the laser light emitted from the laser light source, the signal light and the reference light trave... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274432 | Radiation system, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby A radiation system for multiplexing radiation includes two radiation sub-sources. The sub-sources each provide a certain amount of radiation. The system further includes a member with reflecting surfaces. The surfaces are arranged in such a way that they receive the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265903 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265882 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256915 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254106 | Method and equipment for storing holographic data A method for storing holographic data in a medium having a reflection layer and a recording layer comprises: recording, rotating and repeating. An interference pattern is recorded at a recording position of the recording layer of the medium in a stationary state. Th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244532 | Holographic recording medium A holographic recording medium includes a holographic recording carrier including a first light transmittable substrate, a second light transmittable substrate and a holographic recording layer sandwiched therebetween, a first antireflection film formed on the surfa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245408 | Systems and methods for producing wide field-of-view holographic displays Hologram recording devices and techniques can be employed to produce wide-field-of-view holograms. In one embodiment, a specialized lens is used to couple an object beam into a holographic recording material without substantially changing the angle of incidence of t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227827 | Optical information recording apparatus, optical information reproducing apparatus, optical information recording/reproducing apparatus, and optical information recording medium An object of the present invention is to make it possible to record information on an optical information recording medium in the form of three dimensional interference patterns so that the information is erasable in part. The optical information recording me... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221495 | Thin film precursor stack for MEMS manufacturing This invention provides a precursor film stack for use in the production of MEMS devices. The precursor film stack comprises a carrier substrate, a first layer formed on the carrier substrate, a second layer of an insulator material formed on the first layer, and a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221496 | Optical element A complex amplitude spatial optical modulation element for low 0th-order diffraction light has a plurality of three-dimensional cells two-dimensionally on an XY plane. Each cell is light transmitting and defines a specific amplitude and phase. An upper surface of ea... | 05/22/2007 |
