The Optical Processing Capabilities Of The Ruticon

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Abstract
The Ruticon is a solid state optical image modulator consisting of a metallized elastomer layer coated on a photoconductor layer. An electrical field is placed between the metal surface and a transparent conductive substrate. An input image, such as fron a CRT or a laser, causes a change in the distribution of electrical fields across the device, and the mechanical forces associated with these electrical fields cause the metallized elastomer surface to deform into an image pattern. Laser light reflected from this surface is phase modulated with the input image information and this modulated light may be used as the input to a coherent optical processing system. The operating characteristics of present and projected Ruticons will be described, along with examples of optical processing done with the Ruticon.

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