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Dynamic beam steering optoelectronic packages

US9893816B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 25, 2016
Grant dateFeb 13, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/0085
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatuses including integrated circuit (IC) optical assemblies and processes for operation of IC optical assemblies are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the IC optical assemblies include a transmitter component to provide light output having a particular beam direction, and a transmitter driver component. The transmitter component includes a light source optically coupled to a plurality of waveguides, a plurality of gratings, and a plurality of phase tuners. The transmitter driver component causes a light provided by the light source to be centered at a particular wavelength and a particular phase to be induced by each phase tuner of the plurality of phase tuners on a respective waveguide of the plurality of waveguides, in accordance with a feedback signal, to generate the light output having the particular beam direction.

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