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Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011

Filed:

May. 08, 2007
Applicant:

David J. Rabb, Columbus, OH (US);

Inventor:

David J. Rabb, Columbus, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An true time delay in optical signals using a Fourier cell is provided. One embodiment includes: an input array for inputting an array of light beams; at least a portion of a lens; a plurality of micromirrors located at a distance away from the lens that is approximately equal to the focal length of the lens; one or more mirrors located at a distance away from the lens that is approximately equal to the focal length of the lens; and one or more delay blocks, at least a portion of which are located at a distance away from the lens that is approximately equal to the focal length of the lens. The micromirrors may include a plurality of individually controllable pixels for directing one or more light beams in the array of light beams through the lens and onto either a mirror or a delay block.


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Rabb, David. (2011). Apparatus and method for providing true time delay in optical signals using a fourier cell (U.S. Patent No. 7911671). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7911671

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