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US 2023/0055035 A1Published application
Adjustable attenuation optical unit
AssigneeApplied Materials Israel Ltd.
InventorsEitam Yitzchak Vinegrad, Itay Asulin
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Abstract
An adjustable attenuation optical unit that may include a lightguide that includes a core, wherein the core comprises an output, an input and an exterior surface; and an adjustable attenuator that is configured to define an interfacing parameter related to an area of the exterior surface thereby receiving at least some of the light that impinges on the area.
Claims20
An adjustable attenuation optical unit, comprising:
- a lightguide that comprises a core, wherein the core comprises an output, an input, and an exterior surface;
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- an adjustable attenuator configured to define an interfacing parameter related to an area of the exterior surface thereby receiving at least some of a light that impinges on the area.
A method for setting an adjustable attenuation optical unit, the method comprising:
- setting a value of an interfacing parameter related to the adjustable attenuation optical unit;
- wherein the adjustable attenuation optical unit comprises a lightguide and an adjustable attenuator;
- wherein the lightguide comprises a core, wherein the core comprises an output, an input and an exterior surface;
- and wherein the adjustable attenuator is configured to define an interfacing parameter related to an area of the exterior surface thereby receiving at least some of a light that impinges on the area;
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- propagating light through the adjustable attenuation optical unit while subjecting the light to the interfacing parameter.
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The method according to 12 wherein the area is annular.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.