Two-dimensional optical scan system using a counter-rotating...

Optical: systems and elements – Deflection using a moving element – Using a periodically moving element

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C359S202100, C359S205100, C359S206100, C359S213100, C359S199200, C359S210100

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ABSTRACT:
A counter-rotating disk scanner together with another scan mechanism provides two-dimensional optical scanning. The counter-rotating disk scanner includes counter-rotating scan disks that implement the scanning action as they rotate through an optical axis of the system.

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