System and method using optical fibers in a data storage and retrieval system
US5850375A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/10563
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical system and method for transmission of light between a RF modulated source of light and a magneto-optical storage location along an optical path including: orthogonally aligned first and second single-mode polarization maintaining optical fibers, a flying magneto-optical head, and a quarter-wave plate positioned on the flying magneto-optical head.
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