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Electrode with a balanced centroid, soft edges and an apodization ratio greater than one

US6236492A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1999
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2201/12
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrode has an apodization ratio greater than one along a direction parallel to an interaction length of the electrode. The electrode also has a top edge defined by an aperture function Y(x). The aperture function Y(x) has no points of discontinuity along the interaction length of the electrode. An area centroid of the electrode is at a midpoint of the interaction length.

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