Gap modulator for high speed scanners
US4577933A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/471
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An acousto-optic modulator for a high speed/high resolution raster output scanner, the modulator have a substrate composed of substantially pure gallium phosphide, with a relatively thin high frequency transducer comprised of a piezo electric layer sandwiched between metal electrodes and employing a conformable adhesive to prevent distortion of the crystal or transducer.
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