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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2006
Applicant:
Girsh Blumberg, New Providence, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Girsh Blumberg, New Providence, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for producing a 3D image includes providing a pixel-by-pixel map over a preselected aperture of relative phases for coherent light scattered by or transmitted through a desired scene. The method includes positioning micro-mirrors of a reconfigurable mirror array to produce reflected light whose wave front has the pixel-by-pixel map over the preselected aperture in response to the array being illuminated with a coherent light beam. The method includes illuminating the reconfigurable mirror array with the coherent light beam to enable producing a 3D image of the desired scene.