Optical scanning and imaging method
US6895270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/295
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for imaging an object is disclosed. The method may include transmitting light in a predetermined wavelength range through an optical transmitter to a prism, applying an electromagnetic field to the prism, and passing said light through the prism. The prism may be configured to have an index of refraction that varies with changes in the applied electromagnetic field and that remains substantially constant with changes in wavelength of light over the predetermined wavelength range such that said light exiting from said prism deflects at a substantially controlled angle.
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