Optical waveguides – With optical coupler – Particular coupling structure
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-20
2001-11-20
Epps, Georgia (Department: 2873)
Optical waveguides
With optical coupler
Particular coupling structure
C359S205100, C359S256000, C359S305000, C359S308000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321023
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The product, using parallel birefringent acousto-optic responses, combines serial images of an object.
Prior art systems—for example disclosed by Sandhu in U.S. Pat. No. 6,049,411 and in art listed there—do not suggest the product shown here.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A serial imager comprises a computer-readable signal-bearing medium acting via a data processor connected to an imaging system having a birefringent detector having a first acousto-optic response and having a second acousto-optic response to acoustic energy which is from an acoustic energy source and which has interacted with an object; comprises a first component of the medium, the first component causing recording of first data from the birefringent detector, the first data being caused by a first portion of the object attenuating first acoustic energy from the acoustic energy source along the first acousto-optic response; comprises a second component of the medium, the second component causing recording of second data from the birefringent detector, the second data being caused by a second portion of the object attenuating second acoustic energy from the acoustic energy source along the second acousto-optic response; and comprises a combination component of the medium, the combination component causing combination of the first data and the second data, and the combination component causing output of image data representing combination of the first data and the second data.
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Popek Witold J.
Sandhu Jaswinder S.
Wang Honghui
Epps Georgia
Lucas Michael A.
Moyer Don
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