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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glen Arthur Fitzpatrick, Edmonton, CA;
Daniel Gelbart, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
Creo Inc., Burnaby, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/600 ; G02B 2/602 ; G02F 1/29 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/600 ; G02B 2/602 ; G02F 1/29 ;
Abstract
A deformable mirror element with a high natural frequency has elongate ribbons attached along a longitudinal portion thereof to a support. A reflective wing portion extends laterally from the support and is capable of deforming in response to a force applied to the wing. The deformable mirror element is used in a light valve for modulating one or more beams of light. The high natural frequency of the element ensures that the light valve is useful in applications requiring fast response time.