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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Applicant:
John Ling Wing SO, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
John Ling Wing So, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/46 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G03C 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP) is used to dynamically generate patterns and/or sequences of patterns for a spatial light modulator (SLM), such as a micromirror device, for the purpose of processing light. The combination of the processor and modulator has afforded optical signal processing in the digital domain and programmability that cannot be achieved with conventional analog optical computing.