AFOCAL BEAM STEERING SYSTEM CORRECTED FOR EXCESS DIFFRACTION DUE TO PHASE ERROR FROM MICROELECTROMECHANICAL MIRROR OFFSETS - Patent 1810069

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EP 1 810 069 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.06.2006

(43)	Date of publication:
	25.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/30

(21)	Application number: 05788879.4

(22)	Date of filing: 10.08.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G02B 26/08^(2006.01)

G02B 26/06^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/028777

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/020888 (23.02.2006 Gazette 2006/08)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

11.08.2004 US 601015 P

(71)	Applicant: Areté Associates
	Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KANE, David, M. Rowley, MA 01969 (US) POTTER, Randall, E. North Hills, CA 91343 (US)

(74)	Representative: Fiener, Josef et al
	Patentanw. J. Fiener et col., P.O. Box 12 49 87712 Mindelheim 87712 Mindelheim (DE)

(54)	AFOCAL BEAM STEERING SYSTEM CORRECTED FOR EXCESS DIFFRACTION DUE TO PHASE ERROR FROM MICROELECTROMECHANICAL MIRROR OFFSETS