USE OF OPTICAL MASERS IN DISPLAYS AND PRINTERS

Abstract

This report is concerned with further investigations into the Digital Electro-Optic Deflector. Design specifications related to aperture, spot size, spot position and background light (noise) are calculated as functions of the number of deflection stages for various crystal materials. From the calculations, the specifications of the birefringent and electro-optic crystals and their tolerances were evaluated for a two-dimensional deflector of 256 x 256 positions. The relation between the address of an output position and the input signal to the switches is reported; and the distribution of noise, i.e., the light intensity in unswitched positions is described. Further investigations refer to the frequency response and the electrode problem of the electro-optic crystals. Two electronic circuits which appear to be suited for high speed, low power switching of the light deflector are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1964
Accession Number
AD0444956

Entities

People

  • E. Max
  • H. Fleisher
  • K. Kosanke
  • W. Kulcke

Organizations

  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Dielectric Strength
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Fabrication
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Linear Polarization
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Refractive Index
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Stereolithography
  • Switches
  • Switching
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems