Author: claimsbot

1. A procedure for preparing an F-18 labeled aryl derivative comprising:
replacing the iodonium ylide group of a benzene derivative containing an iodonium ylide group with a no-carrier-added F-18 fluoride ion.
2. The procedure of claim 1 wherein the benzene derivative containing an iodonium ylide group is selected from the group comprising:
3. The procedure of claim 1 wherein the benzene derivative containing an iodonium ylide group is listed in the left hand column of the table below and the F-18 containing any derivative produced therefrom is listed in the corresponding right hand column of the table below:
Phenyl iodonium
ylide
Product

4. The procedure of claim 1 wherein the no-carrier-added F-18fluoride ion is produced by proton bombardment of 0-18water in a cyclotron body.
5. The procedure of claim 4 wherein:
an aqueous solution containing the F-18fluoride ion is treated with potassium carbonate and a ligand or tetraalkylammonium bicarbonate,
and the treated solution is evaporated to dryness to form a dry composition containing an F-18fluoride ion labeled compounds.
6. The procedure of claim 5 wherein the dry composition containing F-18fluoride ion labeled compounds is reacted with the benzene derivative containing an iodonium ylide group to form an F-18 fluoroaryl derivative.
7. The procedure of claim 6 wherein the F-18fluoroaryl derivative is purified to produce a >95% radiochemically pure F-18fluoroaryl derivative.
8. The procedure of claim 6 wherein the F-18fluoroaryl derivative is purified to produce a >99% radiochemically and chemically pure product.
9. A procedure for preparing compounds labeled with a radiation emitting halogen moiety comprising:
replacing the halogen group in an aryl derivative containing a pendent halogen group by an isotope ion of a halogen suitable for labeling purposes to form a radiation emitting halogen labeled aryl derivative,
the radiation emitting ion being free of an ion carrier.
10. The procedure of claim 9 wherein the pendent halogen group is chloride or bromide.
11. 2,2-Dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-N-di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester-6-iodoniumylide.
12. A process for producing 2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-N-di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester-6-iodonium ylide comprising:
(a) forming N-di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-6-iodo-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester by reacting N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-6-iodo-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester with di-tert-butyldicarbonate,
(b) reacting the product of step a) above with dimethyldioxirane in acetone-acetic acid mixture to form N-di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-6-(diacetoxy)iodo-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester, and
(c) exposing the product of step b) above to 2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxane to form 2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-N-di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester-6-iodonium ylide.
13. A process for forming 6-F-18fluoro-L-dopa comprising:
(a) preparing an F-18 labeled aryl derivative comprising:
replacing the iodonium ylide group of a benzene derivative containing an iodonium ylide group with a no-carrier-added F-18 fluoride ion, said no-carrier-added F-18fluoride ion being produced by proton bombardment of O-18water in a cyclotron body,
treating an aqueous solution containing the F-18fluoride ion with potassium carbonate and a ligand or tetraalkylammonium bicarbonate,
and evaporating the treated solution to dryness to form a dry composition containing an F-18fluoride ion labeled compounds.

(b) reacting 2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-N-di(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3,4-di-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxy)-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester-6-iodonium ylide with the dry composition containing the F-18fluoride ion labeled compounds, and
(c) treating the product of step b) above with a halogen acid.
14. A compound having the formula:
wherein R1 and R2 are hydroxyl protecting lower alkyl (methyl, ethyl) groups or benzyl or tert-butoxycarbonyl groups,
R3 and R4 are amine protecting acetoxy, trifluoroacetoxy or tert-butoxycarbonyloxy groups,
R5 is carboxylic acid protecting methyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, or benzyl groups,
X\u2550CH2, O, S, NCH3, NCH2Ph and
Y\u2550CH2, C(CH3)2, C\u2550O
15. The compound of claim 14 where R1 and R2 are (CH3)3COCO, R3 and R4 are (CH3)3COCO, X\u2550O and Y\u2550C(CH3)2.
16. A procedure for the preparation of iodonium ylide analogs having the formula:
wherein:
R1\u2550R2\u2550R3\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, or
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph, or
R1\u2550H; R2\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph, or
R1\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3; R2\u2550H and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph, and
X\u2550CH2, O, S, NCH3, NCH2Ph and
Y\u2550CH2, C(CH3)2, \u2550O
comprising:
hydrolyzing an ester group in a protected L-iododopa or L-iodotyrosine analogs, cyclizing an amino acid group therein,
oxidizing an iodo group therein into a diacetoxyiodo moiety and subsequently reacting the resultant compound with a cyclo 1,3-dicarbonyl derivative.
17. A method for the production of F-18 chiral analogs having the formula:
comprising the nucleophilic substitution of an iodonium ylide group in a chiral derivative having the formula
wherein:
R1\u2550R2\u2550R3\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, or
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph, or
R1\u2550H; R2\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph or
R1\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3; R2\u2550H and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph, and
X\u2550CH2, O, S, NCH3, NCH2Ph and
Y\u2550CH2, C(CH3)2, \u2550O

using dry heating or microwave heating for the nucleophilic substitution of the iodonium ylide group in said chiral derivative, providing a dry, anhydrous no-carrier-added F-18 fluoride ion, said F-18 fluoride ion being derived from a F-18KFKryptofix complex, F-18CsF or quaternary ammonium fluoride, the quaternary ammonium groups being selected from tetramethyl, yetraethyl, tetra n-butyl, and tetrabenzyl.
18. A method of producing F-18 labeled L-amino acids or D-amino acids having the formula:
wherein:
R4\u2550R5\u2550OH
R4\u2550H; R5\u2550OH
R4\u2550OH; R5\u2550H

comprising the acid hydrolysis of protected F-18 labeled D-chiral or L-chiral analogs respectively having the formula:
with the mineral acids HCl, HBr or HI under dry heating or microwave heating conditions wherein
R1\u2550R2\u2550R3\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, or
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph, or
R1\u2550H; R2\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph or
R1\u2550OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3, R2\u2550H and R3\u2550COCH3, COOCH2Ph.
19. A procedure for the preparation of iodonium ylide derivatives having the formula
wherein:
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3, or
R1=H and R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3, or
R1\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R2\u2550H and
X\u2550CH2, O, S, NCH3, NCH2Ph
Y\u2550CH2, C(CH3)2, \u2550O

comprising reacting:
with a chiral oxoimidazolidine auxiliary to produce a protected chiral amino acid derivatives, reacting the resultant compound with dimethyldioxirane in the presence of acetic acid to produce a diacetoxyiodo analog and subsequently reacting the diacetoxyiodo analog with a cyclo 1,3-dicarbonyl derivative.
20. A method for the production of F-18 chiral compounds having the formula
comprising the nucleophilic substitution of the iodonium ylide group in a chiral derivative having the formula
with dryanhydrous no-carrier-added F-18 fluoride ion using dry heating or microwave heating where the F-18 fluoride ion is derived from F-18KFKryptofix complex, F-18CsF or quaternary ammonium fluoride, the quaternary ammonium group being selected from tetramethyl, yetraethyl, tetra n-butyl, and tetrabenzyl and
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3, or
R1=H and R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3, or
R1\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R2\u2550H and
X\u2550CH2, O, S, NCH3, NCH2Ph and
Y\u2550CH2, C(CH3)2, \u2550O
21. A method for producing F-18 labeled L-amino acids or D-amino acids having the formula
wherein:
R3\u2550R4\u2550OH or
R3\u2550H; R4\u2550OH or
R3\u2550OH; R4\u2550H

comprising acid hydrolysis, using mineral acids selected from the group consisting of HCl, HBr or HI, under dry heating or microwave heating conditions of protected F-18 labeled L-chiral or D-chiral analogs, respectively having the formula:
wherein:
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3, or
R1=H and R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3, or
R1\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 and R2\u2550H
22. A procedure for the preparation of the iodonium ylides having the formula
comprising:
reacting
with a chiral pyrazine auxiliary to produce protected chiral amino acid derivatives, reacting the resultant compound with dimethyldioxirane in the presence of acetic acid to produce a diacetoxyiodo analog and subsequently reacting the diacetoxyiodo analog with the cyclo 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives wherein:

R1\u2550R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 or
R1=H; R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 or
R1\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3; R2\u2550H and
X\u2550CH2, O, S, NCH3, NCH2Ph and
Y\u2550CH2, C(CH3)2, \u2550O
23. A method for the production of F-18 chiral analogs having the formula
comprising the nucleophilic substitution of the iodonium ylide group in a chiral analog having the formula:
with dryanhydrous no-carrier-added F-18 fluoride ion using dry heating or microwave heating where the F-18 fluoride ion is derived from F-18KFKryptofix complex, F-18CsF or quaternary ammonium fluoride, the quaternary ammonium groups selected from tetramethyl, yetraethyl, tetra n-butyl, and tetrabenzyl wherein
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 or
R1=H; R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 or
R1\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3; R2\u2550H and
X\u2550CH2, O, S, NCH3, NCH2Ph and
Y\u2550CH2, C(CH3)2, \u2550O
24. A method for producing F-18 labeled L-amino acids having the formula
wherein:
R3\u2550R4\u2550OH
R3\u2550H; R4\u2550OH or
R3\u2550OH; R4\u2550H

comprising acid hydrolysis with mineral acids selected from the group consisting of HCl, HBr or HI under dry heating or microwave heating conditions of a protected F-18 labeled chiral analog having the formula
wherein:
R1\u2550R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 or

R1=H; R2\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3 or
R1\u2550OCH2Ph, OCOOC(CH3)3, OCH3; R2\u2550H
25. The processes of claim 12 for the preparation of
a) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having a D-configuration comprising utilizing D-chiral precursors, or
b) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having an L-configuration comprising utilizing-L-chiral precursors.
26. The methods of claim 17 for the preparation of
a) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having a D-configuration comprising utilizing D-chiral precursors, or
b) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having an L-configuration comprising utilizing-L-chiral precursors.
27. The methods of claim 20 for the preparation of
a) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having a D-configuration comprising utilizing D-chiral precursors, or
b) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having an L-configuration comprising utilizing-L-chiral precursors.
28. The methods of claim 23 for the preparation of
a) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having a D-configuration comprising utilizing D-chiral precursors, or
b) iodonium ylide containing amino acids having an L-configuration comprising utilizing-L-chiral precursors.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. The headlight for a motor vehicle with light unit for daytime and nighttime front navigation light and a supplemental distance light comprising:
a casing (5), provided at its front open end with a transparent cover (1) and on the inside with at least one optical module (3), with a light source (2) and with a connector (4), while between the casing (5) and the transparent cover (1) of the headlight is a supplemental light unit (7), wherein the light sources (61, 62) of the supplemental unit (7) are supplied with alternating electric current, for creation of the front nighttime navigation light when supplied with low electric current, or the front daytime navigation light when supplied with medium electric current, and for creation of a supplemental beam in addition to the distance light beam emerging from the optical module (3) when they are supplied with the highest electric current.
2. The headlight according to claim 1, wherein the alternating power supply of the light sources (61) of the supplemental unit (7) with low side scatter, primarily the ones used to create the supplemental distance beam for the distance light beam emerging from the optical module (3), is implemented by their gradual turning on.
3. The headlight according to claim 1, wherein the alternating power supply of the light sources (62) of the supplemental unit (7) with broad side scatter, primarily those used to create the front nighttime navigation light and the front daytime navigation light, is implemented by modulating the width of the electric pulse.
4. The headlight according to claim 1, wherein the light sources (61, 62) of the supplemental unit (7) are of LED andor bulb type, namely sources (61) with optics having small side scatter and sources (62) with optics having broad side scatter.
5. The headlight according to claim 1, wherein the optical module (3) is of reflector or projector type.
6. The headlight according to claim 1, wherein the light source (2) in the optical module (3) is a halogen bulb or high-pressure discharge
7. The headlight according to claim 1, wherein the light source (2) in the optical module (3) is of LED type.

1. An error detection method comprising:
setting an integrated circuit to be tested to a stationary point wherein the integrated circuit comprises at least one inverter and wherein the at least one inverter is fixed to high or low;
supplying a voltage signal modulated at a predetermined frequency to the integrated circuit;
generating an observation signal containing information on power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit at the stationary point;
extracting a determination signal from the observation signal; and
detecting leak current and determining presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit based on a size of spectral component of the determination signal at the predetermined frequency.
2. The error detection method according to claim 1, wherein the determination of the presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit under test is performed based on a difference in size of the spectral component at a plurality of stationary points.
3. The error detection method according to claim 1, wherein the determination of the presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit under test is performed based on a comparison result between a size of the spectral component at a plurality of stationary points and a reference value.
4. The error detection method according to claim 3, wherein the reference value is a size of the spectral component in a reference integrated circuit determined to be nondefective.
5. The error detection method according to claim 1 wherein the extraction of the determination signal removes DC component from the observation signal generated by converting power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit under test at the stationary point into a voltage and superposing the voltage onto the modulated voltage signal.
6. The error detection method according to claim 1, wherein the extraction of the determination signal calculates a differential signal between the observation signal generated by converting power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit under test at the stationary point into a voltage and superposing the voltage onto the modulated voltage signal and a DC signal after removing AC component from the modulated voltage signal, and removes DC component from the differential signal.
7. A signal extraction circuit comprising:
a power supply generator supplying a modulated voltage signal modulated at a predetermined frequency to an integrated circuit to be tested, wherein the integrated circuit is set at a stationary point and the integrated circuit comprises at least one inverter and wherein the at least one inverter is fixed to high or low; and
a determination signal extractor extracting a determination signal from an observation signal containing information on power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit at the stationary point and supplying the determination signal to a determination device which detects a leak current and determines presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit based on a size of spectral component of the determination signal at the predetermined frequency.
8. The signal extraction circuit according to claim 7, wherein the determination signal extractor comprises:
an observation signal generator generating the observation signal by converting power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit under test at the stationary point into a voltage and superposing the voltage onto the modulated voltage signal; and
a DC component remover removing DC component from the observation signal and outputting the determination signal.
9. The signal extraction circuit according to claim 7, wherein the determination signal extractor comprises:
an observation signal generator generating the observation signal by converting power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit under test at the stationary point into a voltage and superposing the voltage onto the modulated voltage signal;
an AC component remover removing AC component from the modulated voltage signal;
a differential signal generator outputting a differential signal between the observation signal and a DC signal from the AC component remover; and
a determination signal output portion removing DC component from the differential signal and outputting the determination signal.
10. An error detection apparatus comprising:
a stationary point setting portion setting an integrated circuit to be tested at a stationary point, wherein the integrated circuit comprises at least one inverter and wherein the at least one inverter is fixed to high or low;
a power supply generator supplying a modulated voltage signal modulated at a predetermined frequency to the integrated circuit under test set at the stationary point;
a determination signal extractor extracting a determination signal from an observation signal containing information on power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit at the stationary point; and
a determinator which detects leak current and determines presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit based on a size of spectral component of the determination signal at the predetermined frequency.
11. The error detection apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the determinator determines the presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit under test based on a difference in size of the spectral component at a plurality of stationary points.
12. The error detection apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the determinator determines the presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit under test based on a comparison result between a size of the spectral component at a plurality of stationary points and a reference value.
13. The error detection apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the reference value is a size of the spectral component in a reference integrated circuit determined to be nondefective.
14. The error detection apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the determinator performs Fourier transform on the determination signal, extracts a size of the spectral component at the predetermined frequency, and determines presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit under test based on the extracted size of the spectral component.
15. The error detection apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the determinator performs Fourier transform on the determination signal, extracts a size of the spectral component at the predetermined frequency, and determines presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit under test based on the extracted size of the spectral component.
16. The error detection apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the determinator performs Fourier transform on the determination signal, extracts a size of the spectral component at the predetermined frequency, and determines presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit under test based on the extracted size of the spectral component.
17. The error detection apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the power supply generator comprises a power supply and a modulator superposing a sinusoidal wave at the predetermined frequency onto a voltage from the power supply.
18. The error detection apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the power supply generator comprises a power supply and a modulator superposing a sinusoidal wave at the predetermined frequency onto a voltage from the power supply.
19. The error detection apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the power supply generator comprises a power supply and a modulator superposing a sinusoidal wave at the predetermined frequency onto a voltage from the power supply.
20. The error detection apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the power supply generator comprises a power supply and a modulator superposing a sinusoidal wave at the predetermined frequency onto a voltage from the power supply.
21. The error detection method according to claim 1, wherein the presence or absence of an error in the integrated circuit is automatically determined by a computing unit.
22. The error detection method according to claim 1, further comprising removing DC component from the observation signal.
23. The signal extraction circuit according to claim 7, wherein the determination signal extractor removes DC component from the observation signal.
24. The error detection apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the determination signal extractor removes DC component from the observation signal.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An apparatus for replicating holographically recorded data, comprising:
a holographic master media having holographically recorded data thereon;
a light source, having a tunable wavelength, for generating a master reference beam, incident on the holographic master media, thereby generating a first object beam; and
a first copy-reference-beam-generating system including:
a holographic copy media;
a first optical relay system, disposed between the holographic master media and the holographic copy media, for relaying the first object beam from the holographic master media to the holographic copy media;
a reflective surface; and
a second optical relay system disposed between the holographic copy media and the reflective surface so that the optical axis of the second optical relay system is coincident with the optical axis of the first optical relay system, the second optical relay system relaying a portion of the first object beam transmitted by the holographic copy media to the reflective surface, the reflective surface reflecting the transmitted portion of the object beam at the holographic copy media, thereby generating a copy reference beam, the holographic copy media recording an interference pattern between the first object beam and the copy reference beam, thereby replicating at least a portion of holographically recorded data.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first and, independently, the second optical relay systems of the first copy-reference-beam-generating system are telecentric in image andor object space.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the holographic master media is disposed within a resonant cavity, said resonant cavity comprising:
a partial reflector in the optical path of a master reference beam; and
a mirror, disposed in the optical path of a portion of the master reference beam that is not diffracted by the holographic master media, the mirror reflecting the undiffracted portion of the master reference beam at the holographic master media, the holographic master media diffracting the reflected master reference beam and the partial reflector reflecting the undiffracted portion of the reflected master reference beam at the holographic master media to provide an additional first object beam, thereby increasing diffraction efficiency of the holographic master media.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the resonant cavity can be rotated independently from the holographic master media, thereby changing the angle of incidence \u03b8m of the master reference beam onto the holographic master media, thereby multiplexing the master reference beam.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the angle of rotation of the resonant cavity is independent of the angle of incidence of the copy reference beam onto the holographic copy media.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the holographic copy media can be shifted along the direction of the optical axes of the first and the second optical systems of the first copy-reference-beam-generating system.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a second copy-reference-beam-generating system disposed so that the optical axes of the first and the second optical relay systems of the first copy-reference-beam-generating system optionally coincide with the optical axes of the first and the second optical relay
systems of the second copy-reference-beam-generating system.
8. An apparatus for replicating holographically recorded data, comprising:
a first holographic master media having holographically recorded data thereon;
a second holographic master media having holographically recorded data thereon;
a light source, having tunable wavelength, for generating first and second master reference beams incident on the first and the second holographic master media, respectively, thereby generating first and second object beams;
a holographic copy media;
a first optical relay system, disposed between the first holographic master media and the holographic copy media, for relaying the first object beam from the first holographic master media to the holographic copy media; and
a second optical relay system, disposed between the second holographic master media and the holographic copy media, for relaying the second object beam from the second holographic master media to the holographic copy media,
wherein interference between the first and the second object beams is recorded in the holographic copy media thereby replicating at least a portion of holographically recorded data.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the first holographic master media is disposed within a first resonant cavity, said resonant cavity comprising:
a partial reflector in the optical path of the first master reference beam; and
a mirror, disposed in the optical path of a portion of the first master reference beam that is not diffracted by the first holographic master media, the mirror reflecting the undiffracted portion of the first master reference beam at the holographic master media, the first holographic master media diffracting the reflected master reference beam and the partial reflector reflecting the undiffracted portion of the reflected master reference beam at the holographic master media to provide an additional first object beam and increase diffraction efficiency of the holographic master media.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the second holographic master media is disposed within a second resonant cavity, said resonant cavity comprising:
a partial reflector in the optical path of the second master reference beam; and
a mirror, disposed in the optical path of a portion of the second master reference beam that is not diffracted by the second holographic master media, the mirror reflecting the undiffracted portion of the master reference beam at the second holographic master media, the second holographic master media diffracting the reflected master reference beam and the partial reflector reflecting the undiffracted portion of the reflected master reference beam at the holographic master media to provide an additional second object beam and increase diffraction efficiency of the second holographic master media.
11. A method for replicating holographically recorded data or mask data, comprising:
generating a first and a second master reference beam by at least one light source;
directing a first master reference beam at a first holographic master media or master mask media, thereby generating a first object beam;
directing the first object beam at a holographic copy media through a first optical relay system, disposed between the first holographic master media or master mask media and the holographic copy media;
directing a second master reference beam at a second holographic master media or master mask media, thereby generating a second object beam;
directing the second object beam at the holographic copy media through a second optical relay system, disposed between the second holographic master media or master mask media and the holographic copy media; and
recording in the holographic copy media the interference pattern between the said first and the second object beams.
12. The method of claim 11 further including
amplifying the diffraction efficiency of the first and the second holographic master media by disposing said first and second holographic master media in a first and a second resonant cavities that each includes:
a partial reflector in the optical path of the first or the second master reference beam; and
a mirror, disposed in the optical path of a portion of the first or the second master reference beam that is not diffracted by the first or the second holographic master media, respectively, the mirror reflecting the undiffracted portion of the said first or second master reference beam at the respective first or second holographic master media, the holographic master media diffracting the reflected master reference beam and the partial reflector reflecting the undiffracted portion of the reflected master reference beam at the respective holographic master media to provide an additional first object beam, respectively, and thereby increase diffraction efficiency of the said first and second holographic master media.
13. An apparatus for recording multiple layers of holographic data or mask data within holographic recording media, comprising:
means for generating a master reference beam;
means for directing a master reference beam at a holographic master media having holographically recorded data thereon or at a master mask media having structural data features thereon, thereby generating a first object beam;
means for relaying the first object beam from the holographic master media or master mask media to a first holographic copy media;
means for relaying a portion of the first object beam transmitted by the first holographic copy media to a first reflective surface, the first reflective surface reflecting the transmitted portion of the first object beam at the first holographic copy media to generate a first copy reference beam;
means for directing the first copy reference beam and the first object beam at the holographic copy media, so as to intersect at the holographic copy media and thereby recording an interference pattern between the first copy reference beam and the first object beam and replicating at least a portion of holographically recorded data or mask data; and
means for shifting the holographic copy media along the direction of an axis between the holographic master media or master mask media and the first reflective surface, thereby recording multiple layers of holographic data within the holographic copy media and replicating at least a portion of holographically recorded data or mask data in multiple layers.
14. An apparatus for replicating holographically recorded data or mask data, comprising:
means for generating a first and a second master reference beam;
means for directing a first master reference beam at a first holographic master media or first master mask media, thereby generating a first object beam;
means for directing the first object beam at a holographic copy media;
means for directing a second master reference beam at a second holographic master media or second master mask media, thereby generating a second object beam;
means for directing the second object beam at the holographic copy media; and
means for recording in the holographic copy media the interference pattern between the said first and the second object beams thereby replicating at least a portion of holographically recorded data or mask data.
15. An apparatus for replicating data, comprising:
a master mask media having structural data features thereon;
a light source, having a tunable wavelength, for generating a master reference beam, incident on the master mask media, thereby generating a first object beam; and
a first copy-reference-beam-generating system including:
a holographic copy media;
a first optical relay system, disposed between the master mask media and the holographic copy media, for relaying the first object beam from the master mask media to the holographic copy media;
a reflective surface; and
a second optical relay system disposed between the holographic copy media and the reflective surface so that the optical axis of the second optical relay system is coincident with the optical axis of the first optical relay system, the second optical relay system relaying a portion of the first object beam transmitted by the holographic copy media to the reflective surface, the reflective surface reflecting the transmitted portion of the object beam at the holographic copy media, thereby generating a copy reference beam, the holographic copy media recording an interference pattern between the first object beam and the copy reference beam, thereby replicating at least a portion of the mask data.
16. An apparatus for replicating data, comprising:
a first master mask media having structural data features thereon;
a second master mask media having structural data features thereon;
a light source, having tunable wavelength, for generating first and second master reference beams incident on the first and the second holographic master media, respectively, thereby generating first and second object beams;
a holographic copy media;
a first optical relay system, disposed between the first master mask media and the holographic copy media, for relaying the first object beam from the first master mask media to the holographic copy media; and
a second optical relay system, disposed between the second master mask media and the holographic copy media, for relaying the second object beam from the second master mask media to the holographic copy media,
wherein interference between the first and the second object beams is recorded in the holographic copy media thereby replicating at least a portion of mask data.