Appeal No. 2006-0386
Application 09/460,222
The third embodiment employs a single laser light source (32), a single
photodetector (38), a beam splitter (34), two objective lenses (36, 46), and two
controllable shutters (51, 52) for selecting the appropriate objective lens.
Fourth embodiment – Figs. 9A-9B
The fourth embodiment employs a single objective lens 46 and a wave front
correcting lens 54, which is movable into and out of the light path between the beam
splitter (34) and the objective lens (46).
Fifth embodiment – Figs. 10-11
The fifth through eighth embodiments employ optical waveguide technology. The
fifth embodiment employs two optical systems, each including, inter alia, a laser light
source (63, 69), a beam splitter (66, 72), and converging grating coupler (65, 71), and a
photodetector (68, 74).
Sixth embodiment – Fig. 12
The sixth embodiment differs from the fifth by employing a single laser light
source (63) plus an additional beam splitter (81).
Seventh embodiment – Figs. 13-14
The seventh embodiment employs a single laser light source (63), a single
photodetector (95), a single beam splitter (93), and a SAW (surface acoustic wave)
transducer (91) for selecting the desired propagation angle between the beam splitter,
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