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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Ashley J Welch, Burnet, TX (US);
Rebecca L. Vincelette, Cibolo, TX (US);
Henry Grady Rylander, Iii, Round Rock, TX (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
Ashley J Welch, Burnet, TX (US);
Rebecca L. Vincelette, Cibolo, TX (US);
Henry Grady Rylander, III, Round Rock, TX (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Auston, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided are systems operable to effect a temporary change in a modulation transfer function (MTF) of a target imaging system. The systems include a light source operable to produce light for transient propagation onto at least a portion of the target imaging system, a power source in operative communication with the light source and configured to effect the production of light from the light source, and a transmission unit in operative communication with the light source and configured to propagate the produced light onto at least a portion of the target imaging system. The propagated light is configured for absorbance by the portion of the target imaging system; the absorbance causes an increase in temperature and a change in a refractive index profile of at least the portion of the imaging system. The change in refractive index profile produces a temporary change in the MTF of the imaging system.