Solid state electrically variable-focal length lens

    公开(公告)号:US11493824B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US17190031

    申请日:2021-03-02

    IPC分类号: G02F1/29

    摘要: A solid state electrically variable focal length lens includes a plurality of concentric rings of electro-optical material, wherein the electro-optical material comprises any material of a class of hydrogen-doped phase-change metal oxide and wherein each respective concentric ring further includes a transparent resistive sheet on a first face of the respective concentric ring, wherein the transparent resistive sheet extends along the first face, and a first voltage coupled between a first end and a second end of the transparent resistive sheet, wherein the first voltage may be varied to select an optical beam deflection angle.

    SOLID-STATE TIP-TILT-PHASED ARRAY

    公开(公告)号:US20210364881A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US17206756

    申请日:2021-03-19

    IPC分类号: G02F1/29

    摘要: A solid state optical beam steering device including a body of electro-optical material wherein the body of electro-optical material comprises any material of a class of hydrogen-doped phase-change metal oxide and wherein the body has a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a first transparent resistive sheet on the first face of the body of electro optic material, wherein the first transparent resistive sheet has a first side and a second side, and a transparent conductor on the second face of the body of electro optic material, wherein the transparent conductor is coupled to the second side of the first transparent resistive sheet.

    ELECTRICALLY RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL APPARATUS USING ELECTRIC FIELD

    公开(公告)号:US20190278150A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-12

    申请号:US16296049

    申请日:2019-03-07

    IPC分类号: G02F1/19 H04N5/33 G02B27/09

    摘要: An optical apparatus may comprise: an electrically reconfigurable optical layer comprising at least one phase-change material, wherein an optical property of the phase-change material is reconfigurable by an electric field; an optically transparent top electrode and a bottom electrode, the top and bottom electrodes configured to apply the electric field to the electrically reconfigurable optical layer, wherein the electrically reconfigurable optical layer is disposed between the optically transparent top electrode and the bottom electrode; and a colossal-K dielectric layer disposed between the electrically reconfigurable optical layer and the bottom electrode. The phase-change material of the electrically reconfigurable optical layer may comprise phase-change nickelate or tungsten oxide. The phase-change material of the electrically reconfigurable optical layer may have a perovskite structure. The phase-change nickelate or tungsten oxide may enable to actuate large refractive index changes of more than 1 in infrared wavelength spectrums at high speeds of phase reconfiguration of more than 1 kHz by applying the electric field to the phase-change material.