Optical tapped delay line

A device comprising a processor for processing a plurality of collimated input beams to produce discrete multiple time-delayed Output beams that interfere at a plane, each of the input beams comprising at least one frequency, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of a corresponding input beam and being spatially distributed by the processor such that each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams occupies a different region and is individually weightable in complex amplitude, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, whereby the plurality of collimated multiple input beams are simultaneously channelized into constituent frequencies at the plane.

A method comprising:

• providing at least one collimated input beam, the at least one input beam comprising at least one frequency, and processing the at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of the input beam, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams interfering at a plane and being spatially distributed by a processor such that each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams occupies a different region and is individually weightable in complex amplitude, whereby the at least one input beam is channelized into constituent frequencies at the plane.

The method of 20, claim comprising:

• operating on the multiple time-delayed output beams exiting the second surface to channelize the at least one input beam into constituent frequencies.

A method comprising:

• providing a plurality of collimated input beams, each of the input beams comprising at least one frequency, and
• processing the plurality of collimated input beams to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of a corresponding input beam, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams interfering at a plane and being spatially distributed by a processor such that each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams occupies a different region and is individually weightable in complex amplitude, whereby the plurality of collimated input beams are simultaneously channelized into constituent frequencies at the plane.

An optical processor for processing at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, the input beam comprising at least one frequency, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of the input beam and being spatially distributed by a processor, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, such that each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beam being channelized with a resolution not coarser than 10 GHz into constituent frequencies and having an optical throughput efficiency of not less than 40%.

An optical processor for processing at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that are mutually phase-shifted and spatially distributed, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, such that each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams occupies a different region and is individually weightable in complex amplitude, the input beam being channelized with a resolution not coarser than 10 GHz into constituent frequencies and having an optical throughput efficiency of not less than 40%.

An optical processor for processing at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, the output beams are mutually phase-shifted and spatially distributed, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, such that each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams occupies a different region and is individually weightable in complex amplitude, the input beam being channelized with a resolution not coarser than 10 GHz into constituent frequencies and having an optical throughput efficiency of not less than 40%.

A device comprising a processor for processing at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, the input beam comprising at least one frequency, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of the input beam and being spatially distributed by the processor, each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being weighted in complex amplitude to produce an optical spot having a controlled shape, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, whereby the at least one collimated input beam is channelized into constituent frequencies.

A device comprising a processor for processing a plurality of collimated input beams to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, each of the input beams comprising at least one frequency, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of a corresponding input beam and being spatially distributed by the processor, each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being weighted in complex amplitude to produce an optical spot having a controlled shape, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, whereby the plurality of collimated input beams are simultaneously channelized into constituent frequencies.

A method comprising:

• providing at least one collimated input beam, the at leas one input beam comprising at least one frequency, and processing the at least one input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of the input beam and being spatially distributed by a processor, each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being weighted in complex amplitude to produce an optical spot having a controlled shape, whereby the at least one input beam is channelized into constituent frequencies.

A method comprising:

• providing a plurality of collimated input beams, each of e input beams comprising at least one frequency, and processing the plurality of input beams to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of a corresponding input beam and being spatially distributed by a processor, each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being weighted in complex amplitude to produce an optical spot having a controlled shape, whereby the plurality of collimated input beams are simultaneously channelized into constituent frequencies.

An optical processor for processing at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, the input beam comprising at least one frequency, the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being mutually phase-shifted as a function of the at least one frequency of the input beam and being spatially distributed by the processor, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being weighted in complex amplitude to produce an optical spot having a controlled shape, the input beam being channelized with a resolution not coarser than 10 GHz into constituent frequencies and having an optical throughput efficiency of not less than 40%.

An optical processor for processing at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, that are mutually phase-shifted and spatially distributed by the processor, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being weighted in complex amplitude to produce an optical spot having a controlled shape, the input beam being channelized with a resolution not coarser than 10 GHz into constituent frequencies and having an optical throughput efficiency of not less than 40%.

An optical processor for processing at least one collimated input beam to produce discrete multiple time-delayed output beams that interfere at a plane, each of the discrete multiple time-delayed output beams being weighted in complex amplitude to produce an optical spot having a controlled shape, the processor comprising an optical tapped delay line and an optical system configured to enable the multiple time-delayed output beams to interfere at the plane, whereby the plurality of collimated multiple input beams are simultaneously channelized into constituent frequencies at the plane.