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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Melanie Holmes, Woodbridge, GB;
Inventor:
Melanie Holmes, Woodbridge, GB;
Assignee:
Thomas Swan and Co. Ltd., Durham, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/20 (2006.01); G03H 1/12 (2006.01); H04N 5/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for measuring amplitude and phase variations in a spatially coherent beam of light. A beam of coherent light is made incident upon a spatial array of phase modulating elements displaying a pixellated first phase distribution. In a measuring region of said spatial array, the phase distribution is changed to a new value while retaining the first phase distribution outside the measuring region, for example by flashing a single pixel. The change in intensity resulting from the change in phase distribution is then determined.