MOST: multiplexed optical scanner technology

Using the NLC design philosophy, this paper introduces a novel optical scanning method called "multiplexed optical scanner technology" or "MOST\´ that has the fundamental capabilities to realize the desired scanner. Specifically, four types of multiplexed optical scanners (MOSs), namely, the polarization or P-MOS, the time or T-MOS, the wavelength or W-MOS, and the code or C-MOS are highlighted. In effect, independent exploitation of polarization, time, wavelength, and optical code switching is used to access 3-D phase perturbations stored in large area phase sensitive photothermal programmable NLC devices inorder to realize a high speed optical scanner