Polymer based electro-optic scanner for image acquisition and display
US7233710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/335
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to embodiments of the present invention, an ultra high speed miniature image acquisition system based on a scanning light beam for use with clinical endoscopic imaging applications, for example, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the image acquisition system may include a horizontal beam deflector disposed in an electro-optic polymer waveguide may disperse an incident light beam into a spectrum in a horizontal direction. A vertical beam deflector disposed in the waveguide and optically coupled to the horizontal beam deflector may deflect the horizontally dispersed spectrum in a vertical direction. An electrical charge may be applied to the electro-optic polymer.
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