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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771066 | Light pulse multiprocessing unit, light pulse generator using the same, and light pulse multiprocessing method A light pulse multiprocessing unit has a half mirror and N delay elements, each having a refractive index n. The N delay elements are arranged on one side of the half mirror from one end of the half mirror toward the other end and have thicknesses Δ, 2Δ, . . . , 2... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766494 | Light-weight mirror blank assembly A light-weight mirror blank assembly, having at least one sheet of corrugated material; and at least one face sheet in intimate contact with a surface of the sheet of corrugated material forming the light-weight mirror blank assembly. The light-weight mirror blank a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7448763 | Optical subassembly and projection objective in semiconductor lithography An optical subassembly with an optical element, for example a mirror element (7), has an optical surface (9) and bearing points (12) arranged on the circumference. The optical element (7) is connected to a mount (13) at the bearing... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7429114 | Light-weight mirror blank assembly A light-weight mirror blank assembly, having at least one sheet of corrugated material; and at least one face sheet in intimate contact with a surface of the sheet of corrugated material forming the light-weight mirror blank assembly. The light-weight mirror blank a... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7400432 | Scanning-mirror structure having a cut or a composite design to reduce deformation of the mirror face, and related system and method A mirror structure includes a mirror, a reflective face, a cut in the mirror under the face, and a torsion arm attached to the mirror. Such a mirror structure often distorts a scanned image less than prior mirror structures because the cut uncouples the twist-induce... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7309398 | Composite backed prestressed mirror for solar facet A glass structure, such as a mirror facet, having a glass member, a composite structure and a support structure. The composite structure includes a rigid interlayer which is bonded to the glass member and exerts a compressive force thereon to place the glass member ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281809 | Open lattice mirror structure and method of making same A method of making a mirror structure includes assembling a supporting isogrid framework, assembling an isogrid back plane, interconnecting the supporting isogrid framework with the isogrid back plane by a truss core, and disposing an optical surface on the supporti... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273288 | Ribbed telescope mirrors with thermal gradient control Ribbed mirrors allowing heat to be conducted past the glass during optical polish and application of coatings and methods of fabricating same. The method comprises placing a bridge of thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the mirror plate and the sup... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7234303 | Polymer roof panel solar energy conversion device A solar energy conversion device comprises a solar collector configured to collect solar energy. The solar collector comprises a plurality of roof panels. Each of the panels comprises at least one roof sheet comprising at least one wall, and further comprises a subs... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220489 | Layered structures for optical reflectors Device of layered structures for optical reflectors and method for making the device. A device for providing environmental stability and mechanical integrity in space includes a substrate and a first silicon oxynitride layer on the substrate. The first silicon oxyni... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7177081 | High contrast grating light valve type device A grating light valve has with a plurality of spaced reflective ribbons are spatially arranged over a substrate with reflective surfaces. The grating light valve is configured to optimized the conditions for constructive and destructive interference with an incident... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173779 | Kinematic mount having connectors with beveled edges The kinematic mount includes first and second plates and three connectors. The first plate has three grooves therein. The grooves are spaced 120 degrees apart from one another. The second plate has three indentations therein. Each of the indentations is located at a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167631 | Highly stable and very light optical bench and extra terrestric use of such an optical bench Apparatus with an optical bench and at least one optical element, which is attached on the optical bench, whereby the optical bench comprises a layer structure with an extruded honeycomb plate from light alloy, paper or char-fiber-reinforced plastic. A first cover l... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163301 | Method and apparatus for managing actinic intensity transients in a lithography mirror An apparatus and method for mitigating a cold edge effect within a lithography mirror is presented. The apparatus includes a heated annular zone formed on a substrate and a heated optical aperture zone formed on the heated annular zone, where each zone includes a re... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159832 | Surgical table top and accessory clamp used thereon A medical accessory clamping system includes a table and an accessory clamp. The table has an upper surface and a lower surface, a first ridge positioned on the upper surface and a second ridge positioned on the lower surface of the table. The accessory clamp has a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7145739 | Lightweight optical mirrors formed in single crystal substrate This invention is directed to a process for manufacturing a lightweight mirror from a single crystal material, such as single crystal silicon. As a near perfect single crystal material, single crystal silicon has much lower internal stress than a conventional materi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125128 | Adaptive-optics actuator arrays and methods for using such arrays Actuator arrays for use in adaptive-optical elements and optical systems containing at least one such element are disclosed. The actuator arrays provide more precise control of the shape of the adaptive-optical surface while utilizing fewer actuators than convention... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125129 | Mirror support mechanism and optical apparatus using the same A fluid pressure support mechanism has a container in which fluid pressure is applied and fluid tubes are connected to the fluid pressure support mechanisms and to a fluid pressure control unit in such a way as to make all the fluid pressure support mechanisms commu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112364 | Foam laminates Foaming of a resinous backing (2) to a glass sheet (1) is frustrated at the interface (3) with the glass by maintaining the glass sheet (1) cool during formation of the foam. The degree of foaming is nil at the interface (3) to eff... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7073915 | Mirror fixing method and optical apparatus An object of the invention is to provide a mirror fixing method capable of reducing stress distortion of a surface of a mirror which constitutes an optical system, with hardly deforming a surface shape of the mirror. To this end, the present mirror fixing method is ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7068372 | MEMS interferometer-based reconfigurable optical add-and-drop multiplexor The interferometer comprises a beam splitter, a mirror and a phase modulator. The beam splitter splits a signal into a first portion and a second portion. The mirror reflects the first portion. The first portion includes an optical path length, which is fixed. The p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057819 | High contrast tilting ribbon blazed grating The light modulator includes elongated elements and a support structure coupled to the elongated elements. Each element includes one or more lengthwise slits within an active optical area, and a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective planar surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054515 | Diffractive light modulator-based dynamic equalizer with integrated spectral monitor An integrated device of the present invention comprises free-space optics, a bi-directional multiplexor/de-multiplexor, a diffractive light modulator, a beam splitter, an optical performance monitor, and a controller. The free-space optics collimate, transform and i... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049164 | Microelectronic mechanical system and methods The current invention provides for encapsulated release structures, intermediates thereof and methods for their fabrication. The multi-layer structure has a capping layer, that preferably comprises silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride, and which is formed over an et... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050161 | Global radius of curvature estimation and control system for segmented mirrors An apparatus controls positions of plural mirror segments in a segmented mirror with an edge sensor system and a controller. Current mirror segment edge sensor measurements and edge sensor reference measurements are compared with calculated edge sensor bias measurem... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048394 | Mechanism for adjustable installation of band plate-like member A mechanism for adjustable installation of band plate-like members facilitates the separate adjustment of a cylindrical mirror in the normal direction of the reflecting face of the mirror, in a direction intersecting the normal direction, and the orientation of the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042611 | Pre-deflected bias ribbons A modulator for and a method of modulating an incident beam of light including means for supporting a plurality of active elements and a plurality of bias elements, each active and bias element including a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective pl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7027219 | Method and system for mirror telescope configuration The invention provides a telescope system for inputting an image and presenting the image to a user. The telescope system includes a first array of flat mirrors including a plurality of first mirrors, the image, being light information, incident upon and reflected b... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027202 | Silicon substrate as a light modulator sacrificial layer An optical MEM device is fabricated with a patterned device layer formed on a silicon wafer. Preferably, the patterned device layer is patterned with plurality of ribbons and/or access trenches. The central portion of the ribbon is released from the silicon wafer us... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023607 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator including first and second substrate, and an array of deflectable elements disposed within a gap between the first and second substrates is disclosed herein. For electrostatically actuating the deflectable elements, an array of electrodes a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012733 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator including first and second substrate, and an array of deflectable elements disposed within a gap between the first and second substrates is disclosed herein. For electrostatically actuating the deflectable elements, an array of electrodes a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006268 | Bracket for supporting a torsional hinge mirror with reduced hinge stress The present invention provides methods and apparatus for combining a pivoting mirror and support bracket such that the support bracket transmits little or no stresses to the torsional hinges of the mirror. The bracket includes an isolation slot extending from one ed... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966820 | High quality optically polished aluminum mirror and process for producing A new technical advancement in the field of precision aluminum optics permits high quality optical polishing of aluminum monolith, which, in the field of optics, offers numerous benefits because of its machinability, lightweight, and low cost. This invention combine... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964487 | Image display device An image display device includes a case having an opening, a luminous source image display displaying a first image, a focusing element receiving light from the source image display and focusing the light to form a second image that is viewable through the opening o... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6959992 | Adaptive mirror comprising cooling channels A mirror, in particular an adaptive mirror configured as a laser beam guidance component. The mirror comprises a housing, to which a mirror element that is optionally deformable is allocated. The aim of the invention is to construct the mirror element with an oval, ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956878 | Method and apparatus for reducing laser speckle using polarization averaging A method and apparatus for reducing speckle uses polarization averaging. A polarizing beam splitter divides a first polarized laser output into a second polarized laser output and a third polarized laser output. A plurality of mirrors creates an optical path differe... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6956995 | Optical communication arrangement An arrangement for optical communication comprises an optical coupler, an opto-electronic board, and an optical fiber. The optical fiber comprises a first refraction surface, a second refraction surface, and an internal reflector. The first refraction surface has a ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948821 | Mirror for reflecting electromagnetic radiation as well as illumination and imaging method employing the same A mirror arrangement for reflecting electromagnetic radiation has a mirror body with a mirror side disposed towards the radiation to be reflected and at least one extension sensor located at the mirror body for detecting a deformation state of the mirror body. The m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947200 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator includes an upper optically transmissive substrate held above a lower substrate containing addressing circuitry. One or more electrostatically deflectable elements are suspended by hinges from the upper substrate. In operation, individual m... | 09/20/2005 |
