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US 10,567,714 B2Granted
Methods, systems and apparatuses for optically addressed imaging system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJeffrey H. Hunt, Robert J. Atmur
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Abstract
Methods, systems and components are disclosed relating to the exclusive optical addressing of information for image display systems.
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A method of addressing a projection system comprising the steps of:
- positioning a projection device at a predetermined location and applying a voltage across the projection device;
- generating a write beam from an electro-optical device, the write beam being operative to interact in a non-linear manner with the projection device on a pixel by pixel basis;
- encoding image data, by the electro-optical device, at x-y positions within a cross-section of the write beam;
- generating a read beam from a read beam source, the read beam having a frequency selected to primarily transmit through the projection device;
- directing the read and write beams to the projection device;
- wherein the write beam instantaneously encodes the image data on to the read beam via the pixel by pixel, non-linear interaction with the projection device;
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- wherein the read beam emerges from the projection device as emitted light having the image data encoded thereon.
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A projection system comprising:
- a projection device;
- a voltage source operative to provide voltage to the projection device;
- an electro-optical device positioned at a predetermined location relative to the projection device, the electro-optical device being operative to generate a write beam operative to interact in a non-linear manner with the projection device on a pixel by pixel basis, the electro-optical device being further operative to encoding image data at x-y positions within a cross-section of the write beam;
- a read beam source operative to generate a read beam having a frequency selected to primarily transmit through the projection device;
- wherein, when the read and write beams are directed to the projection device, the write beam instantaneously encodes the image data on to the read beam via the pixel by pixel, non-linear interaction with the projection device and the read beam emerges from the projection device as emitted light having the image data encoded thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.