Reconfigurable electromagnetic surface of pixelated metal patches
US9972905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/2676
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable electro-magnetic tile includes a laser layer including a plurality of lasers, and a pixelated surface comprising a plurality of metal patches and a plurality of switches, wherein each respective switch of the plurality of switches is in a gap between a first respective metal patch and a second respective metal patch, wherein each respective switch is optically coupled to at least one respective laser of the plurality of lasers, and wherein each switch of the plurality of switches comprises a phase change material.
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