Global Patent Index - EP 0988575 A1

EP 0988575 A1 20000329 - ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR ARRAY WITH REDUCED RF CROSSTALK

Title (en)

ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR ARRAY WITH REDUCED RF CROSSTALK

Title (de)

AKUSTOOPTISCHE MODULATORFELD MIT VERBESSERTER HOCHFREQUENZÜBERSPRECHDÄMPFUNG

Title (fr)

RESEAU MODULATEUR ACOUSTO-OPTIQUE PRESENTANT UNE DIAPHONIE RF REDUITE

Publication

EP 0988575 A1 20000329 (EN)

Application

EP 98930258 A 19980619

Priority

  • US 9812463 W 19980619
  • US 5197397 P 19970708
  • US 9232198 A 19980605

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9903016A1] The electrical (RF) crosstalk in multi-channel laser beam systems using an acousticoptic modulator is minimized. This is done without reducing packing density by arranging the modulator electrodes (44a, .., 44h) in a two dimensional array. The electrodes in each column are staggered relative to the electrodes in adjacent columns. While this introduces a problem of potential gaps between the resulting laser beam spots, this gap is corrected by a beam translation device (50) located in the optical path of certain of the laser beams.

IPC 1-7

G02F 1/11

IPC 8 full level

G02F 1/11 (2006.01); G02F 1/33 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G02F 1/11 (2013.01 - EP KR); G02F 1/332 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9903016A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9903016 A1 19990121; CA 2296278 A1 19990121; EP 0988575 A1 20000329; IL 133749 A0 20010430; JP 2002508088 A 20020312; KR 20010014272 A 20010226

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9812463 W 19980619; CA 2296278 A 19980619; EP 98930258 A 19980619; IL 13374998 A 19980619; JP 50867099 A 19980619; KR 19997012392 A 19991228