Interleaving device

Claim 2

An interleaving device, comprising: a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layers means; and a second plurality of energy carrying layer means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduits means of said first layer means.

Claim 3

The interleaving device of claim 1 wherein said interleaving device includes a plurality of sides formed as parallelograms.

Claim 4

The interleaving device of claim 2 wherein said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means and said second plurality of layer means include optical fibers and energy signals include optical images.

Claim 5

The interleaving device of claim 3 wherein said optical fibers are square in cross-sectional configuration.

Claim 6

The interleaving device of claim 4 further comprising reflective surfaces adjacent a plurality of said sides formed as parallelograms.

Claim 7

The interleaving device of claim 4 further comprising means for totally internally reflecting said optical images between said first plurality of layer means and said second plurality of layer means.

Claim 8

The interleaving device of claim 6 wherein said reflecting means includes a reflective surface on at least one of said sides which is substantially perpendicular to the face of said first plurality of layer means and said second plurality of layer means.

Claim 9

The interleaving device of claim 6 wherein said reflecting means includes a plurality of prisms on at least one of said sides which is substantially perpendicular to the face of said first plurality of layer means and said second plurality of layer means.

Claim 10

The interleaving device of claim 4 wherein a plurality of said sides are rectangular in shape having bevelled corners for producing image voids within said optical fibers.

Claim 11

The interleaving device of claim 9 further including V-shaped groves in at least two of said rectangular sides for complementing said bevelled corners in producing image voids.

Claim 12

The interleaving device of claim 2 wherein said device is of nonuniform thickness along its length.

Claim 13

The interleaving device of claim 11 wherein said device increases in thickness along its length in incremental steps.

Claim 14

The interleaving device of claim 12 wherein said conduits of said first plurality of layer means and said second plurality of layer means include optical fibers and said energy signals include optical images.

Claim 15

The interleaving device of claim 13, further comprising: image duplicating means coupled to said device for supplying two identical input images thereto; and means for sliding said input images along interleaving devices.

Claim 16

The interleaving device of claim 2 wherein said sides are substantially square for forming a cubic structure.

Claim 17

A set-reset flip-flop device responsive to energy signals, comprising: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving said energy signals, each of said means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; Or function means coupled between a first and second of said interleaving means, said first interleaving means responsive to an input energy signal; first REFORMATTER means coupled between said first interleaving means and a third of said interleaving means; second REFORMATTER means coupled between said third interleaving means and a fourth of said interleaving means; and And function means coupled between said second and fourth interleaving means.

Claim 18

A set-reset flip-flop device responsive to energy signals, comprising: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving said energy signals, each of said means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; Or function means coupled between a first and second of said interleaving means, said first interleaving means responsive to an input energy signal; first REFORMATTER means coupled between said first interleaving means and a third of said interleaving means; second REFORMATTER means coupled between said third interleaving means and a fourth of said interleaving means; and And function means coupled between said second and fourth interleaving means.

Claim 19

The set-reset flip-flop device of claim 16 wherein said interleaving means are optical interleaving means, said REFORMATTER means are optical REFORMATTER means and said OR and AND function means are optical function means.

Claim 20

An OR function device responsive to energy signals, comprising: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving said energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; Reformatter means coupled between a first and second of said interleaving means, said first interleaving means being responsive to an input energy signal; Or function means coupling additional ones of said interleaving means; and Or function means coupled between one of said additional interleaving means and said second interleaving means.

Claim 21

An OR function device responsive to energy signals, comprising: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving said energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; Reformatter means coupled between a first and second of said interleaving means, said first interleaving means being responsive to an input energy signal; Or function means coupling additional ones of said interleaving means; and Or function means coupled between one of said additional interleaving means and said second interleaving means.

Claim 22

The OR function device of claim 18 wherein said interleaving means are optical interleaving means, said REFORMATTER means is an optical REFORMATTER means, and said OR function means are optical OR function means.

Claim 23

A duplicator device for duplicating applied energy signals, comprising: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of each of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; and a plurality of REFORMATTER means coupled between each of said interleaving means.

Claim 24

A duplicator device for duplicating applied energy signals, comprising: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of each of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; and a plurality of REFORMATTER means coupled between each of said interleaving means.

Claim 25

The duplicator device of claim 20 wherein said interleaver means are optical interleaver means and said REFORMATTERS means are optical REFORMATTER means.

Claim 26

A random access memory device, comprising: duplicator means for duplicating applied energy signals, said duplicator means comprising; a plurality of interleaving means for receiving energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; and a plurality of REFORMATTER means coupled between each of said interleaving means; linear OR function device for providing logical OR function processing of said energy signals; and a plurality of set-reset flip-flop means coupled to said duplicator means and to said linear OR function device for storing information, said plurality of flip-flop means equal in number to the number of stages in said duplicating and OR function device.

Claim 27

A random access memory device, comprising: duplicator means for duplicating applied energy signals, said duplicator means comprising; a plurality of interleaving means for receiving energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; and a plurality of REFORMATTER means coupled between each of said interleaving means; linear OR function device for providing logical OR function processing of said energy signals; and a plurality of set-reset flip-flop means coupled to said duplicator means and to said linear OR function device for storing information, said plurality of flip-flop means equal in number to the number of stages in said duplicating and OR function device.

Claim 28

The random access memory device of claim 22 wherein said linear OR function device includes: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving said energy signals; Reformatter means coupled between a first and second of said interleaving means, said first interleaving means being responsive to an input energy signal; Or function means coupling additional ones of said interleaving means; and Or function means coupled between one of said additional interleaving means and said second interleaving means.

Claim 29

The random access memory device of claim 22 wherein each of said set-reset flip-flop means includes: a plurality of interleaving means for receiving said energy signals; Or function means coupled between a first and second of said interleaving means, said first interleaving means responsive to an input energy signal; first REFORMATTER means coupled between said first interleaving means and a third of said interleaving means; second REFORMATTER means coupled between said third interleaving means and a forth of said interleaving means; and And function means coupled between said second and fourth interleaving means.

Claim 30

The random access memory device of claim 22 wherein said duplicator means are optical image duplicator means, said linear OR function devices are optical OR function devices and said set-reset flip-flop means are optical set-reset flip-flop means.

Claim 31

The random access memory device of claim 25 further comprising a plurality of optical interleaving means for selectively coupling said set-reset flip-flop means with said optical image duplicator and linear OR function devices.

Claim 32

A fast-acting slider device responsive to applied energy signals, comprising: a first slider stage; duplicator means coupled to said first slider stage for supplying two duplicate input energy signals thereto, said duplicator means comprising; a plurality of interleaving means for receiving energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying layer means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; and a plurality of REFORMATTER means coupled between each of said interleaving means; a second slider stage; coupling means for interconnecting said first and second slider stages; and signal combining means coupled to said second slider stage to provide an output signal.

Claim 33

A fast-acting slider device responsive to applied energy signals, comprising: a first slider stage; duplicator means coupled to said first slider stage for supplying two duplicate input energy signals thereto, said duplicator means comprising; a plurality of interleaving means for receiving energy signals, each of said interleaving means comprising; a first plurality of spaced energy carrying layer means having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said first plurality of layer means, and a second plurality of energy carrying layer means arranged between adjacent ones of said first plurality of layer means and having a plurality of juxtaposed conduit means for passing said energy signals therethrough, each of said conduit means of said second plurality of layer means having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a diagonal of each of said second plurality of layer means and substantially perpendicular to said axis of said conduit means of said first plurality of layer means; and a plurality of REFORMATTER means coupled between each of said interleaving means; a second slider stage; coupling means for interconnecting said first and second slider stages; and signal combining means coupled to said second slider stage to provide an output signal.

Claim 34

The fast-acting slider device of claim 27 wherein said slider stages are optical slider stages, said duplicator means are optical duplicator means and said signal combining means are optical combining means.