USE OF OPTICAL MASERS IN DISPLAYS AND PRINTERS

Abstract

The immediate purpose of this study is to develop laser technology for computer input output devices, and tore a laboratory type demonstration to indicate the ability to modulate electronically and deflect a light beam. This task is preparatory to further development of a complete laser display system. The deflection of laser beams using digital light deflectors and conical refraction, and the focusing of laser beams with a Fresnel zone lens were investigated. The results indicate that laser beams can be accurately deflected by means of a digital light deflector. Conical refraction shows promise for analog deflection of the beam and the Fresnel zone plate lens, when constructed with proper electrodes, is suitable for focus/defocus control. The conclusion indicates that digital electro-optic deflection of intense light beams is feasible and could lead to the realization of practical laser display and printing apparatus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406311

Entities

People

  • H. Fleisher
  • W. Kulcke

Organizations

  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Cameras
  • Diffraction
  • Electrodes
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Fresnel Zones
  • Hard Copy
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Naphthalenes
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Optical Materials

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems