Apparatus and method for a beam-directing system using a gated light valve
US11860307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage may include a micro light-directing unit that is operable to receive a light beam from a light source and direct the light beam along one dimension to discrete input locations of a second stage. The second stage may be operable to receive the light beam from the first stage at the discrete input locations along the one dimension and direct the light beam through two dimensions to discrete output locations of the second stage to scan a three-dimensional space.
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