The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Mordechai Segev, Haifa, IL;
Sharon Shwartz, Beit Hillel, IL;
Inventors:
Mordechai Segev, Haifa, IL;
Sharon Shwartz, Beit Hillel, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for all-optical deflection of an incident optical signal beam, the apparatus comprising: a photorefractive semiconductor crystal; and an electric field source, for applying an electric field across the crystal either through electrodes or by positioning the crystal at a place where an electric field is present. In another embodiment of the invention a second optical beam source, for illuminating the crystal with a background optical beam. The apparatus is used for steering the signal beam, lensing it or for other applications.