Patents
US 10915002 B2: Optical beam-steering devices and methods utilizing surface scattering metasurfaces
- Granted
- 2021-02-09
- Filed
- 2018-02-20 application 15900683
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for an optical beam-steering device that includes an optical transmitter and/or receiver to transmit and/or receive optical radiation from an optically reflective surface. An array of adjustable dielectric resonator elements is arranged on the surface with inter-element spacings less than an optical operating wavelength. A controller applies a pattern of voltage differentials to the adjustable dielectric resonator elements. The pattern of voltage differentials corresponds to a sub-wavelength reflection phase pattern for reflecting the optical electromagnetic radiation. One embodiment of a dielectric resonator element includes first and second dielectric members extending from the surface. The dielectric resonator elements are spaced from one another to form a gap or channel therebetween. A voltage-controlled adjustable refractive index material is disposed within the gap.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210209.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwha LLC 1,209 patents | US company or organization | Bellevue, WA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleb M. Akselrod | Bellevue, WA | 46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F39/806 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29D | Producing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state | B29D11/00326 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B82Y | Specific uses or applications of nanostructures; measurement or analysis of nanostructures; manufacture or treatment of nanostructures | B82Y20/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01S | Radio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other waves | G01S7/4813 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B5/1809 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02F | Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein; non-linear optics; frequency-changing of light; optical logic elements; optical analogue/digital converters | G02F1/0107 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G03H | Holographic processes or apparatus | G03H1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01J | Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps | H01J37/3174 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01L | Semiconductor devices not covered by class h10 | H01L25/0657 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q1/38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/54 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G03F | Photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices; materials therefor; originals therefor; apparatus specially adapted therefor; | G03F7/2041 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC signed 2024-06-28 | METAVC PATENT HOLDING COMPANY SISTERS, OR | 68723/735 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-08-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELWHA LLC signed 2024-06-28 | INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 68723/636 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-05-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AKSELROD, GLEB M. signed 2018-03-22 | ELWHA, LLC BELLEVUE | 45847/266 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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