Optical scanning imaging system

Details Optical scanning imaging system Optical scanning imaging system

2007-08-14

2007-08-14

Allen, Stephone B. (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Deflection using a moving element

C359S204200, C359S205100, C359S258000, C372S070000

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11347255

ABSTRACT:
The system includes an illumination system, a scanner, a non-linear optical element, and a pumping light source. The illumination system emits imaging beam and the scanner scans the beam incident from the illumination system. The non-linear optical element is made of a material having a Kerr effect or the like and forms a lens automatically aligned while following a path of the imaging beam scanned from the scanner. The pumping light source actives the non-linear optical element to cause a non-linear refractive index change of the non-linear optical element.

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