Abstract: An optical image generation system including: a spatial light modulator (SLM) configured to receive an input collimated laser beam and modulate the wavefront of the laser beam; one or more optical elements configured to project the modulated laser beam onto a focal plane; a first mirror and a second mirror situated at the focal plane, an edge of the first mirror being adjacent to an edge of the second mirror, the first mirror reflects a first portion of the modulated laser beam in a first direction, the second mirror reflects a second portion of the modulated laser beam in a second direction; and an objective lens projects the first and second portions into a combined image; wherein the zeroth order diffraction is block or suppressed at the center of the focal plane.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for resource mapping during URL changes in multi-tenant distributed computing systems. The distributed computing system may resolve a URL by using a tenant and/or site name extracted from the URL to retrieve an entry in a site map table. The entry includes an address to a database that contains the requested content. After a tenant or site name has been changed, or if the tenant or site have been moved, the distributed computing system will resolve pre-existing URLs to the old entry, resulting in a file not found error. In some embodiments, during an operation that changes a tenant or site name, a redirect URL containing the new tenant and/or site name is added to the old entry. When a request addressed to a URL containing the old tenant and/or site names is received, the distributed system sends a redirect response that includes the redirect URL.

Abstract: A laser scanning imaging system including: a first beam scanner; a first set of relay lenses; a second beam scanner; a second set of relay lenses; an objective lens; wherein the first beam scanner is configured to receive an input laser beam and scan the laser beam about one or more axes; the first set of relay lenses is configured to expand the laser beam scanned by the first beam scanner and conjugate a scanning plane of the first beam scanner with a scanning plane of the second beam scanner; the second beam scanner is configured to scan the laser beam relayed by the first set of relay lenses about one or more axes; the second set of relay lenses is configured to expand the laser beam scanned by the second beam scanner and project the scanning plane of the second beam scanner to a pupil of the objective lens.

Abstract: An optical image generation system including: a spatial light modulator (SLM) configured to receive an input collimated laser beam and modulate the wavefront of the laser beam; one or more optical elements configured to project the modulated laser beam onto a focal plane; a first mirror and a second mirror situated at the focal plane, an edge of the first mirror being adjacent to an edge of the second mirror, the first mirror reflects a first portion of the modulated laser beam in a first direction, the second mirror reflects a second portion of the modulated laser beam in a second direction; and an objective lens projects the first and second portions into a combined image; wherein the zeroth order diffraction is block or suppressed at the center of the focal plane.

Abstract: An ultrafast mode-locked laser comprising circuitry configured to drive an electro-optic modulator (EOM) in the mode-locked laser with a drive waveform, the drive waveform being a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to a repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, a phase-coherent pulsed waveform at a frequency equal to the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, or a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to half of the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser.

Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for resource mapping during URL changes in multi-tenant distributed computing systems. The distributed computing system may resolve a URL by using a tenant and/or site name extracted from the URL to retrieve an entry in a site map table. The entry includes an address to a database that contains the requested content. After a tenant or site name has been changed, or if the tenant or site have been moved, the distributed computing system will resolve pre-existing URLs to the old entry, resulting in a file not found error. In some embodiments, during an operation that changes a tenant or site name, a redirect URL containing the new tenant and/or site name is added to the old entry. When a request addressed to a URL containing the old tenant and/or site names is received, the distributed system sends a redirect response that includes the redirect URL.

Abstract: An imaging incident angle tracking device, including: a light source; a first and second beam splitters or dichroic mirrors; a position sensitive detector; wherein the first and second beam splitters or dichroic mirrors are configured to direct light from the light source to a window surface through an objective lens; the first and second beam splitters or dichroic mirrors is further configured to direct the light reflected from the window surface and through the objective lens into the position sensitive detector. A positioning system, including: a baseplate; a platform; a plurality of strut assemblies connecting the baseplate and the platform; wherein each of the strut assembly includes: a linear actuator; a first flexure assembly and a second flexure assembly at the first and second ends of the strut assembly; the first and second flexure assemblies are rigid along and flexibly bendable orthogonal to the length of the strut assembly.

Abstract: An optical device includes: first and second optical paths; a light reflective surface; and a linkage system. The first optical path is defined along a first optical axis. The second optical path is defined along a second optical axis. The light reflective surface is defined between the first and second optical paths. The first and second axes define first and second tilt angles from a normal line of the reflective surface, respectively. The linkage system connects the first and second optical paths with the light reflective surface such that the first tilt angle remains the same as the second tilt angle during movement of the first optical path relative to the second optical path.

Abstract: A scanning device including: a first, second and third scan mirrors; a first and second relay lenses; and a mirror; wherein the rotational axis of the second scan mirror is tilted with a first angle with respect to a reference plane, the optical axis of the first relay lens is tilted with the first angle with respect to the reference plane, the optical axis of the second relay lens is parallel to the reference plane and is orthogonal to that of the first relay lens, and the rotational axis of the first scan mirror is parallel to the reference plane; and the first and second scan mirrors, and first and second relay lenses are arranged such that the respective axes of the first and second scan mirrors, and first and second relay lenses lie on a plane that is tilted at the first angle with respect to the reference plane.

Abstract: A mode-locked laser comprising circuitry configured to drive an electro-optic modulator (EOM) in the mode-locked laser with a drive waveform, the drive waveform being a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to a repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, a phase-coherent pulsed waveform at a frequency equal to the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, or a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to half of the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser.

Abstract: An ultrafast mode-locked laser comprising circuitry configured to drive an electro-optic modulator (EOM) in the mode-locked laser with a drive waveform, the drive waveform being a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to a repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, a phase-coherent pulsed waveform at a frequency equal to the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, or a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to half of the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser.

Abstract: Directory information and content for two separate tenants are merged by identifying a first of tenants as a hub tenant and a second of the tenants as a satellite tenant. The hub tenant is modified to include two instances, or data containers, one instance for the hub tenant and another instance for the satellite tenant. Directory merger logic re-associates identity account items in the satellite instance, with the hub instance, by replacing a tenant identifier in the identity account items of the satellite instance with a tenant identifier corresponding to the hub instance. Unique identifiers for users of the satellite instance are maintained unchanged. Content merger logic re-associates content items of the satellite instance with the hub instance by setting a tenant identifier for all satellite content items to the tenant identifier corresponding to the hub instance.

Abstract: A scanning device including: a first, second and third scan mirrors; a first and second relay lenses; and a mirror; wherein the rotational axis of the second scan mirror is tilted with a first angle with respect to a reference plane, the optical axis of the first relay lens is tilted with the first angle with respect to the reference plane, the optical axis of the second relay lens is parallel to the reference plane and is orthogonal to that of the first relay lens, and the rotational axis of the first scan mirror is parallel to the reference frame; and the first and second scan mirrors, and first and second relay lenses are arranged such that the respective axes of the first and second scan mirrors, and first and second relay lenses lie on a plane that is tilted at the first angle with respect to the reference plane.

Abstract: An imaging incident angle tracking device, including: a light source; a first and second beam splitters or dichroic mirrors; a position sensitive detector; wherein the first and second beam splitters or dichroic mirrors are configured to direct light from the light source to a window surface through an objective lens; the first and second beam splitters or dichroic mirrors is further configured to direct the light reflected from the window surface and through the objective lens into the position sensitive detector. A positioning system, including: a baseplate; a platform; a plurality of strut assemblies connecting the baseplate and the platform; wherein each of the strut assembly includes: a linear actuator; a first flexure assembly and a second flexure assembly at the first and second ends of the strut assembly; the first and second flexure assemblies are rigid along and flexibly bendable orthogonal to the length of the strut assembly.

Abstract: Distributed computing systems, computing devices, and associated methods of operations implementing geographic location based computing asset provisioning are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a provisioning server is configured to retrieve, from a directory service, a record of user account data containing data representing a pre-configured deployment location at which user data of the requested computing service is to be stored. The provisioning server is also configured to determine whether a current geographic location of the provisioning server is within a geographic boundary of the deployment location and in response to determining that the current geographic location of the provisioning server is within a geographic boundary of the deployment location, deploy computing assets at the current geographic location to allow user data of the computing service to be stored at the pre-configured deployment location to satisfy data residency regulations.

Abstract: Directory information and content for two separate tenants are merged by identifying a first of tenants as a hub tenant and a second of the tenants as a satellite tenant. The hub tenant is modified to include two instances, or data containers, one instance for the hub tenant and another instance for the satellite tenant. Directory merger logic re-associates identity account items in the satellite instance, with the hub instance, by replacing a tenant identifier in the identity account items of the satellite instance with a tenant identifier corresponding to the hub instance. Unique identifiers for users of the satellite instance are maintained unchanged. Content merger logic re-associates content items of the satellite instance with the hub instance by setting a tenant identifier for all satellite content items to the tenant identifier corresponding to the hub instance.

Abstract: A mode-locked laser comprising circuitry configured to drive an electro-optic modulator (EOM) in the mode-locked laser with a drive waveform, the drive waveform being a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to a repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, a phase-coherent pulsed waveform at a frequency equal to the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser, or a phase-coherent sinusoidal waveform at a frequency equal to half of the repetition rate of the mode-locked laser.

Abstract: Upgrade control checks may be provided. A user may be notified that at least one upgrade is available. In response to receiving a selection of the at least one upgrade from the user, a check may be made to determine whether the at least one upgrade conflicts with an existing component. If no conflict is detected, the upgrade may be performed. If a conflict does exist, a repair may be attempted.

Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for increasing security in execution environments. A system is described for handling DLL calls made from untrusted code. An execution environment instantiates a lower trust process when a high trust process determines a need to call untrusted code. When the untrusted code calls a method in an original DLL, the execution environment loads a shim DLL into the lower trust process. The shim DLL has a clone of the method from the original DLL. A method for increasing security when processing calls from untrusted code is described. A shim DLL is created from an original DLL, and is deployed so an execution environment will load the shim DLL instead of the original DLL. When an execution environment receives a call from a caller DLL to the original DLL, the call is routed through the shim DLL. A pluggable validation system is also described.

Abstract: Scalable hosting of user solutions is provided. A system for hosting application software includes a local server, one or more remote servers, a configuration database and a content database. The local server includes a web front end module that processes a request from a client computer over the Internet to host application software on a server. The web front end module determines whether the local server or the one or more remote servers will host the application software. The remote server includes a back end module that manages the installation and operation of application software hosted the remote server. The configuration database includes topology information that has descriptions of the server computers that can host application software. The content database includes information on the content of the software applications to be hosted on a server computer.