Claims
- 1. A system for transmitting optical information comprising:
- a multiplicity of separate lightwave channels (fi . . . fn) having different lightwave transit times and arranged so as to intercept light directed thereto from picture elements arranged along a first axis;
- means (72) for scanning along a second axis that is vertical to said first axis so as to direct light to said channels from a second line of picture elements that are displaced with respect to said first line of picture elements;
- and shutter means (73) for dividing the light into time frames at a desired sampling rate for transmission through said lightwave channels.
- 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said separate lightwave channels each comprise an optical fiber.
- 3. The system of claim 1 wherein said shutter means is optically located between said picture elements and said multiplicity of channels so as to intercept said light.
- 4. The system of claim 1 further comprising means for combining the light transiting said channels into a single lightwave transmission channel (fm).
- 5. The system of claim 4 wherein said single lightwave transmission channel comprises an optical fiber.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 543,231, filed Oct. 21, 1983, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,478,488 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 203,356, filed Nov. 3, 1980.
US Referenced Citations (11)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Callahan--Optical Delay Line Compressor--IBM Tech. Disclosure Bulletin--vol. 14, No. 8, pp. 2208, 2209, Dec. 1971. |
Divisions (1)
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