US4143937A
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Phase shifter for hologram recording
Assignee: NTT Inc
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Filing: 1977-11-08
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Granted: 1979-03-13
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Expires: 1997-11-08
Abstract
Abstract A phase shifter for adding a deterministic phase to an original information to be recorded in hologram. The phase shifter consists of a number of unit cells arranged in a matrix. A set of the unit cells are provided which will cause a certain phase shift to a light passing through each kind of the unit cells so as to distribute the light irradiance of the original information more evenly over the Fourier transformed plane. The invention suggests a solution to make the phase shifter with the unit cells arranged by the deterministic phase distribution.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Yonezawa
- 👤 Yasuhiro Torii
- 👤 Haruo Ogiwara
- 👤 Gisaku Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 06:19
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G11C13/042; G03; G03H; G03H1/00; G03H1/04; G03H1/16; G03H2223/00; G03H2223/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
200 words
A phase shifter for hologram recording comprising a number of unit cells arranged in a matrix shape and formed by a transparent dielectric film applied on a transparent plate, the improvement comprises that the unit cells are arranged at locations corresponding to a phase distribution satisfying the following conditions: G(m, n) = G M (m)G N (n) m = 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1 (number of rows) n = 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1 (number of columns) ##STR1## wherein, G(m, n) is the complex amplitude transmission of a unit cell of mth row and nth column, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers, but if M or N equal 1, then N or M is greater than 1, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers a is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1, b is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1, χ l (p) is a primitive character when the modulus is L, |g m (a)| = 1 or 0 |G N (b)| = 1 or 0 however, if priority is to be decided, 0 has the priority.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
200 words
A phase shifter for hologram recording comprising a number of unit cells arranged in a matrix shape and formed by a transparent dielectric film applied on a transparent plate, the improvement comprises that the unit cells are arranged at locations corresponding to a phase distribution satisfying the following conditions: G(m, n) = G M (m)G N (n) m = 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1 (number of rows) n = 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1 (number of columns) ##STR1## wherein, G(m, n) is the complex amplitude transmission of a unit cell of mth row and nth column, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers, but if M or N equal 1, then N or M is greater than 1, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers a is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1, b is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1, χ l (p) is a primitive character when the modulus is L, |g m (a)| = 1 or 0 |G N (b)| = 1 or 0 however, if priority is to be decided, 0 has the priority.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
219 words
A phase shifter for hologram recording comprising a number of unit cells arranged in a matrix shape and formed by a transparent dielectric film applied on a transparent plate, the improvement comprises that the unit cells are arranged at locations corresponding to a phase distribution satisfying the following conditions: G(m, n) = G M (m)G N (n) m = 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1 (number of rows) n = 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1 (number of columns) ##STR2## wherein, G(m, n) is the complex amplitude transmission of a unit cell of mth row and nth column, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers, but if M or N equal 1, then N or M is greater than 1, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers a is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1, b is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1, ##EQU37## wherein S is a certain definite integer among 1, 2, . . . , L-2, and Ind(P) is an index making a primitive root having modulus L as the base, |G M (a)| = 1 or 0 |G N (b)| = 1 or 0 however, if priority is to be decided, 0 has the priority.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
219 words
A phase shifter for hologram recording comprising a number of unit cells arranged in a matrix shape and formed by a transparent dielectric film applied on a transparent plate, the improvement comprises that the unit cells are arranged at locations corresponding to a phase distribution satisfying the following conditions: G(m, n) = G M (m)G N (n) m = 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1 (number of rows) n = 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1 (number of columns) ##STR2## wherein, G(m, n) is the complex amplitude transmission of a unit cell of mth row and nth column, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers, but if M or N equal 1, then N or M is greater than 1, M, n are 1 or odd prime numbers a is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1, b is a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1, ##EQU37## wherein S is a certain definite integer among 1, 2, . . . , L-2, and Ind(P) is an index making a primitive root having modulus L as the base, |G M (a)| = 1 or 0 |G N (b)| = 1 or 0 however, if priority is to be decided, 0 has the priority.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
283 words
A phase shifter comprising: a transparent plate; a transparent dielectric film with a number of unit cells arranged in a matrix shape upon said transparent plate; and the thicknesses of said unit cells of a transparent dielectric film are so selected as to satisfy the following relationship: for unit cell of mth (m≠a) row and nth (n≠b) column, ##EQU38## and unit cell of ath row or bth column is opaque, or for the thicknesses of unit cell of ath row or bth column, ##EQU39## however, if priority is to be decided, opaque of unit cell has priority, wherein d(m, n) = thicknesses of unit cell of the mth row and nth column, φ(m, n) = phase shifting amounts of unit cell of the mth row and nth column, ε = index of refraction of said film λ = wavelength of incident light M, n = 1 or odd prime numbers, but if M or N equal 1, then N or M is greater than 1 a, b = a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1, and a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1, respectively, u, v = a certain definite integer among 1, 2, . . . M-2, and a certain definite integer among 1, 2, . . . N-2, respectively, Ind(p) = index making r as the base, and r is a primitive root having modulus P where, p = 0, 1, 2, . . . P-1, a', b' = for a given m or n, a certain definite integer among 0, 1, . . . M-2 and a certain definite integer among 0, 1, . . . N-2, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
283 words
A phase shifter comprising: a transparent plate; a transparent dielectric film with a number of unit cells arranged in a matrix shape upon said transparent plate; and the thicknesses of said unit cells of a transparent dielectric film are so selected as to satisfy the following relationship: for unit cell of mth (m≠a) row and nth (n≠b) column, ##EQU38## and unit cell of ath row or bth column is opaque, or for the thicknesses of unit cell of ath row or bth column, ##EQU39## however, if priority is to be decided, opaque of unit cell has priority, wherein d(m, n) = thicknesses of unit cell of the mth row and nth column, φ(m, n) = phase shifting amounts of unit cell of the mth row and nth column, ε = index of refraction of said film λ = wavelength of incident light M, n = 1 or odd prime numbers, but if M or N equal 1, then N or M is greater than 1 a, b = a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , M-1, and a certain definite integer among 0, 1, 2, . . . , N-1, respectively, u, v = a certain definite integer among 1, 2, . . . M-2, and a certain definite integer among 1, 2, . . . N-2, respectively, Ind(p) = index making r as the base, and r is a primitive root having modulus P where, p = 0, 1, 2, . . . P-1, a', b' = for a given m or n, a certain definite integer among 0, 1, . . . M-2 and a certain definite integer among 0, 1, . . . N-2, respectively.
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