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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2007
Applicants:

Vladimir Anatolyevich Aksyuk, Westfield, NJ (US);

Robert Eugene Frahm, Flemington, NJ (US);

Omar Daniel Lopez, Summit, NJ (US);

Roland Ryf, Aberdeen, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Vladimir Anatolyevich Aksyuk, Westfield, NJ (US);

Robert Eugene Frahm, Flemington, NJ (US);

Omar Daniel Lopez, Summit, NJ (US);

Roland Ryf, Aberdeen, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/46 (2006.01); G02B 26/06 (2006.01); G02B 27/48 (2006.01); G03B 33/06 (2006.01); G03B 21/28 (2006.01); G03B 33/12 (2006.01); G03H 1/02 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G03H 1/22 (2006.01); G03H 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/46 (2013.01); G02B 26/06 (2013.01); G02B 27/48 (2013.01); G03B 21/28 (2013.01); G03B 33/06 (2013.01); G03B 33/12 (2013.01); G03H 1/02 (2013.01); G03H 1/2294 (2013.01); H04N 9/3111 (2013.01); H04N 9/3161 (2013.01); H04N 9/3164 (2013.01); G03H 1/08 (2013.01); G03H 1/2249 (2013.01); G03H 2001/0224 (2013.01); G03H 2001/0816 (2013.01); G03H 2001/221 (2013.01); G03H 2001/2218 (2013.01); G03H 2001/2271 (2013.01); G03H 2001/2297 (2013.01); G03H 2210/20 (2013.01); G03H 2225/24 (2013.01); G03H 2227/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method forms an image with a reconfigurable array of mirrors. The method includes configuring the array by translating some of the mirrors such that distances of the mirrors of the array from a reference plane have a non-uniform spatial distribution. The method includes illuminating the configured array with a coherent light beam such that part of the light beam is reflected off the array and is projected on a planar viewing screen.


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