Patents by Inventor Viacheslav M. Epikhin

Viacheslav M. Epikhin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multi-channel acousto-optic spatial modulator
    Patent number: 5929893
    Abstract: A multi-channel acousto-optic spatial modulator for fast signal processing by a plurality of acousto-optic modulating cells connected in a line. The multi-channel acousto-optic spatial modulator in accordance with the present invention comprises a plurality of modulating cells each for modulating the incident light, acoustic waves being created within each of said plurality of modulating cells; and a plurality of absorbing plates each interposed between said two modulating cells for shielding the acoustic wave created within one of said two modulating cells from being propagated into the other of said two modulating cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jung Young Son, Viacheslav M. Epikhin, Sergey A. Shestak