CA1032652A - Means employing a multiple lens array for reading from a high density optical memory storage - Google Patents

Means employing a multiple lens array for reading from a high density optical memory storage

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CA1032652A
CA1032652A CA216,803A CA216803A CA1032652A CA 1032652 A CA1032652 A CA 1032652A CA 216803 A CA216803 A CA 216803A CA 1032652 A CA1032652 A CA 1032652A
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reading
high density
memory storage
lens array
optical memory
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Donald L. Roberts
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NCR Voyix Corp
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NCR Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G02B3/0006—Arrays
    • G02B3/0037—Arrays characterized by the distribution or form of lenses
    • G02B3/005—Arrays characterized by the distribution or form of lenses arranged along a single direction only, e.g. lenticular sheets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B3/00—Simple or compound lenses
    • G02B3/0006—Arrays
    • G02B3/0037—Arrays characterized by the distribution or form of lenses
    • G02B3/0062—Stacked lens arrays, i.e. refractive surfaces arranged in at least two planes, without structurally separate optical elements in-between
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C13/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups G11C11/00, G11C23/00, or G11C25/00
    • G11C13/04—Digital stores characterised by the use of storage elements not covered by groups G11C11/00, G11C23/00, or G11C25/00 using optical elements ; using other beam accessed elements, e.g. electron or ion beam

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
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CA216,803A 1974-01-04 1974-12-24 Means employing a multiple lens array for reading from a high density optical memory storage Expired CA1032652A (en)

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US430932A US3899778A (en) 1974-01-04 1974-01-04 Means employing a multiple lens array for reading from a high density optical memory storage

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