Method of detecting a topology of a reflective surface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8373865
APP PUB NO 20120182557A1
SERIAL NO

13356379

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A method detects a topology of a reflective surface. The method includes providing an optical fiber positioned such that light emitted from the optical fiber is reflected by at least a portion of the reflective surface. The optical fiber and the portion of the reflective surface form an optical resonator having an optical resonance with a resonance lineshape. The method further includes emitting light from the optical fiber while the optical fiber is at a plurality of positions along the reflective surface. The light emitted from the optical fiber irradiates a corresponding plurality of portions of the reflective surface. The method further includes measuring a change of the resonance lineshape due to the irradiation of the plurality of portions of the reflective surface.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYPALO ALTO CA 94306-1106

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Digonnet, Michel J F Palo Alto, US 135 1800
Kilic, Onur Mountain View, US 21 409
Kino, Gordon S Stanford, US 118 4048
Solgaard, Olav Stanford, US 94 2978

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