System, method and apparatus for non-mechanical optical and photonic beam steering
US11561451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/24
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An example system includes a bulk steering crystal apparatus having a first lens face and a second concave face. The example bulk steering crystal apparatus further includes a number of steering portions interposed between the first lens face and the second concave face, where each of the steering portions includes a bulk substrate portion including an electro-optical material and a corresponding high-side electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding one of the number of steering portions.
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