University of California

Charles A Thompson

Michael Dale Perry

Scot S Olivier

Steven Julian Haney

Brian J Bauman

Michael W Kartz

James M Brase

Deanna M Pennington

Abdul A S Awwal

Stephen K Eisenbies

Steve M Jones

Don T Gavel

A system for improving vision that can diagnose monochromatic aberrations within a subject's eyes, apply the wavefront correction, and then enable the patient to view the results of the correction. The system utilizes a laser for producing a beam of light; a corrector; a wavefront sensor; a testing unit; an optic device for directing the beam of light to the corrector, to the retina, from the retina to the wavefront sensor, and to the testing unit; and a computer operatively connected to the wavefront sensor and the corrector.

Adaptive ophthalmologic system

A system for laser machining includes a laser source for propagating a laser beam toward a target location, and a spatial light modulator having individual controllable elements capable of modifying a phase profile of the laser beam to produce a corresponding irradiance pattern on the target location. The system also includes a controller operably connected to the spatial light modulator for controlling the individual controllable elements. By controlling the individual controllable elements, the phase profile of the laser beam may be modified into a desired phase profile so as to produce a corresponding desired irradiance pattern on the target location capable of performing a machining operation on the target location.

Programmable phase plate for tool modification in laser machining applications

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Livermore, CA, United States of America

Charles A Thompson