Optical system and method using optical fibers for storage and retrieval of information
US5940549A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/10569
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical system and method for selective transmission of light between a source of light and a set of storage disks along an optical path that includes at least one individual optical fiber. In an optical system and method that uses a magneto-optical storage medium, single-mode polarization maintaining optical fibers and a compensator may be included. Alternatively, the optical system and method may include an optical switch.
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