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US 2014/0178000 A1Published application
Power-efficient optical buffering using optical switch
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorNathaniel J. Kemp
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to optical circuits for mitigating power loss in medical imaging systems and methods for using such circuits. Circuits of the invention can involve a first optical path, a second optical path, and a means for recombining an optical signal transmitted through the first and second optical paths by sequentially gating the first and second optical paths to a single output.
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An optical circuit, the optical circuit comprising:
- a first optical path;
- a second optical path;
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- a means for recombining an optical signal transmitted through the first optical path with an optical signal transmitted through the second optical path by sequentially gating the first optical path and the second optical path to a single output.
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A method for reducing power loss in an optical circuit, the method comprising:
- transmitting an optical signal through a first optical path;
- transmitting an optical signal through a second optical path;
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- recombining the optical signals of the first and second optical paths by sequentially gating the first optical path and second optical path to a single output, thereby reducing power loss in the optical circuit.
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