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Class Information
Number: 359/238
Name: Optical: systems and elements > Optical modulator > Light wave temporal modulation (e.g., frequency, amplitude, etc.)
Description: Subject matter wherein a device varies a property of light which is a function of time only as it traverses the device where such variation is in accordance with the applied varying signal which can be of any energy form.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
359/290 By changing physical characteristics (e.g., shape, size or contours) of an optical element 1,092
359/240 Changing bulk optical parameter 153
359/239 Modulator output feedback to modulator 130


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7612930 Optical processing Nov. 3, 2009
7606501 System and method for generating optical return-to-zero signals with alternating bi-phase shift and frequency chirp Oct. 20, 2009
7599628 Method for modulating an optical signal and optical transmitter Oct. 6, 2009
7580183 Light generator, optical amplifier, and optical communication system Aug. 25, 2009
7577367 Optical communication using duobinary modulation Aug. 18, 2009
7570184 Optical analog/digital conversion method and apparatus thereof Aug. 4, 2009
7561320 Modulation of electromagnetic radiation with electrically controllable composite material Jul. 14, 2009
7561810 Optical communication apparatus Jul. 14, 2009
7551340 Optical element, optical device, mobile information terminal, and manufacturing method Jun. 23, 2009
7551808 Optical signal noise suppressor and optical signal noise suppressing method Jun. 23, 2009
7545559 Display method applied to electrophoretic display Jun. 9, 2009
7525715 Reflective mirror assembly Apr. 28, 2009
7518775 Method and system for packaging a MEMS device Apr. 14, 2009
7515324 System and method for resolving reset conflicts in a phased-reset spatial light modulator system Apr. 7, 2009
7515260 Chemometric analyzer with a spatial radiation modulator having a plurality of radiation filters Apr. 7, 2009
7499207 Beam shaping prior to harmonic generation for increased stability of laser beam shaping post harmonic generation with integrated automatic displacement and thermal beam drift compensation Mar. 3, 2009
7495815 Electro-optical modulator Feb. 24, 2009
7495816 Diffraction-based pulse shaping with a 2D optical modulator Feb. 24, 2009
7489433 Method and apparatus for making and using 1D and 2D magnetic actuators Feb. 10, 2009
7483597 Optical modulator utilizing multi-level signaling Jan. 27, 2009
7483195 Optical substrate with modulated structure Jan. 27, 2009
7465414 Photochromic article Dec. 16, 2008
7463491 Wiring board and a semiconductor device using the same Dec. 9, 2008
7463397 Electro-optic modulator Dec. 9, 2008
7440158 Direct optical image projectors Oct. 21, 2008
7431461 Light propagation characteristic control apparatus, optical display apparatus, light propagation characteristic control program, optical display apparatus control program, light propagation ch Oct. 7, 2008
7433564 Optical device for optical communication Oct. 7, 2008
7428096 Optical pulse compressor, optical function generator, optical pulse compression method, and optical function generation method Sep. 23, 2008
7421171 Efficient terahertz sources by optical rectification in photonic crystals and metamaterials exploiting tailored transverse dispersion relations Sep. 2, 2008
7414769 Reconfigurable spatial light modulators Aug. 19, 2008
7414767 Semiconductor optical device and semiconductor optical package using the same Aug. 19, 2008
7412173 Apparatus for generating optical carrier suppressed return-to-zero Aug. 12, 2008
7403623 High-rate quantum key distribution scheme relying on continuously phase and amplitude-modulated coherent light pulses Jul. 22, 2008
7394587 Apparatus having a photonic crystal Jul. 1, 2008
7379223 Modulator control system May. 27, 2008
7376291 Free space optical isolator with stacked parallel polarizers May. 20, 2008
7369290 Modulator bias control May. 6, 2008
7369289 Optical modulation device and image display apparatus using the same May. 6, 2008
7330253 Method and apparatus for radiation analysis and encoder Feb. 12, 2008
7324262 Optical shutter and light scanning apparatus employing the same Jan. 29, 2008
7321454 Apparatus for modulating one or both of spectral phase and amplitude of an optical signal Jan. 22, 2008
7310177 Electro-optic reflective element assembly Dec. 18, 2007
7304781 Ultra broadband mirror using subwavelength grating Dec. 4, 2007
7289276 Illumination optical system, exposure device using the illumination optical system, and exposure method Oct. 30, 2007
7289256 Electrical characterization of interferometric modulators Oct. 30, 2007
7261843 Photochromic optical article Aug. 28, 2007
7256920 Electro-optic modulator Aug. 14, 2007
7242508 Infrared modulator for spectrometer Jul. 10, 2007
7239454 Image display apparatus Jul. 3, 2007
7236287 Pockels cell Jun. 26, 2007

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