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US 5,196,767 AGranted
Spatial light modulator assembly
AssigneeOptron Systems, Inc.
InventorsFrancis L. Leard, Todd N. Tsakiris, Cardinal Warde
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Abstract
The disclosed optical signal processor includes a matrix-addressable field emitter array for supplying a controlled electron emission to a two-dimensional signal processor element that may be either a processor of electrical or two-dimensional optical signals.
Claims21
A two-dimensional light modulator comprising a vacuum cell comprising an output port having a two-dimensional signal processing element mounted in said output port;
- a field emitter array for supplying a controlled electron emission located within said vacuum cell and spaced from said signal processing element;
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- a conductive grid for providing a controlled voltage located within said vacuum cell between and spaced from said field emitter array and said signal processing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.