METHOD OF ADAPTIVE PROCESSING OF OPTICAL SIGNAL Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC G02F1/00 

FIELD: electro-optics.

SUBSTANCE: method can be used in optical filter constructions intended for processing of optical radiation under conditions of slow or single-time changes in processed signal, which changes are caused by non-controlled influence of environment. Optical signal is applied to entrance face of photo-refractive crystal where phase diffraction grating is formed by means of use of photo-refractive effect. Reflecting-type phase diffraction grating is formed. For the purpose the optical signal with duration to exceed characteristic time of phase diffraction grating formation, is applied close to normal line through entrance face of photo-refractive crystal of (100) or (111) cut onto its output face which is formed at angle of 10°to entrance face. Part of entrance signal, reflected by phase diffraction grating, is used as output signal. To apply optical signal to entrance face of photo-refractive crystal, it has to be transformed into quazi-flat wave which wave is later linearly polarized.

EFFECT: power independence of processing of optical signal.

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