US4815799A
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Infrared crystalline spatial light modulator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-12-23
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Granted: 1989-03-28
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Expires: 2007-12-23
Abstract
Abstract A spatial light modulator system having an electro-optic crystal responsive to infrared radiation. An electric field is established across opposed faces of the crystal, and the field is modulated on a point by point basis over one crystal face using a suitable charge distribution write source. Infrared radiation traversing the crystal is modified in polarization in accordance with the pattern imposed on the crystal to simulate an infrared target for testing infrared seekers.
Inventors
- 👤 Dennis H. Goldstein
- 👤 Martin F. Wehling
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 07:28
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41G; F41G3/00; F41G3/22; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/03; G02F1/0338; G03; G03H; G03H2222/00; G03H2222/10; G03H2222/16; G03H2225/00; G03H2225/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
An infrared target simulator system comprising: an electro-optic crystal exhibiting electrically-induced birefringence and being transparent to infrared radiation, said crystal having a first face and an opposed second face, an antireflection coating on said second face of said crystal for reducing Fresnel losses, an alternating current source forming an electric field between said first face and said second face of said crystal, a scanning electron beam source forming a spatial charge distribution on said first face of said crystal indicative of the infrared signature of a target, a source of infrared radiation, and a polarizing beamsplitter directing infrared radiation from said source into said second face of said crystal and receiving a modulated infrared radiation beam emerging from said second face of said crystal, said beamsplitter providing an output beam having the infrared spatial intensity distribution signature of a simulated target.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
An infrared target simulator system comprising: an electro-optic crystal exhibiting electrically-induced birefringence and being transparent to infrared radiation, said crystal having a first face and an opposed second face, an antireflection coating on said second face of said crystal for reducing Fresnel losses, an alternating current source forming an electric field between said first face and said second face of said crystal, a scanning electron beam source forming a spatial charge distribution on said first face of said crystal indicative of the infrared signature of a target, a source of infrared radiation, and a polarizing beamsplitter directing infrared radiation from said source into said second face of said crystal and receiving a modulated infrared radiation beam emerging from said second face of said crystal, said beamsplitter providing an output beam having the infrared spatial intensity distribution signature of a simulated target.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of simulating the infrared signature of a target comprising the steps of: a. scanning a first face of an electro-optic crystal exhibiting electrically-induced birefringence and being transparent to infrared radiation with a scanning beam, to provide a charge distribution pattern on said first face related to the infrared signature of said target, b. directing a beam of infrared radiation from an infrared source through a polarizer and into an opposed second face of said crystal, and c. passing the beam of modulate d infrared radiation emerging from said second face of said crystal through said polarizer, Whereby an undesired polarization component of said modulated infrared radiation beam is suppressed and the desired polarization component of said modulated beam derived from said polarizer represents the infrared spatial intensity distribution of said target.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of simulating the infrared signature of a target comprising the steps of: a. scanning a first face of an electro-optic crystal exhibiting electrically-induced birefringence and being transparent to infrared radiation with a scanning beam, to provide a charge distribution pattern on said first face related to the infrared signature of said target, b. directing a beam of infrared radiation from an infrared source through a polarizer and into an opposed second face of said crystal, and c. passing the beam of modulate d infrared radiation emerging from said second face of said crystal through said polarizer, Whereby an undesired polarization component of said modulated infrared radiation beam is suppressed and the desired polarization component of said modulated beam derived from said polarizer represents the infrared spatial intensity distribution of said target.
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