Holographic scanner control based on monitored diffraction efficiency
US4548463A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 13, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/106
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Operating parameters for a multiple facet holographic disc scanner are adjusted on real time basis as a function of the actual diffraction efficiency of the facet region aligned with the impinging laser beam. The operating parameters are adjusted to achieve optimum signal levels independent of facet characteristics. Diffraction efficiency is inversely related to zero order beam power for a given level of input beam power. A photodetector measures the zero order beam power. The output of this photodetector is used to control video amplifier gain and/or semiconductor laser current.
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