BEAM-STEERING SYSTEM BASED ON A MEMS-ACTUATED VERTICAL-COUPLER ARRAY

An integrated-optics MEMS-actuated beam-steering system is disclosed, wherein the beam-steering system includes a lens and a programmable vertical coupler array having a switching network and an array of vertical couplers, where the switching network can energize of the vertical couplers such that i...

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description An integrated-optics MEMS-actuated beam-steering system is disclosed, wherein the beam-steering system includes a lens and a programmable vertical coupler array having a switching network and an array of vertical couplers, where the switching network can energize of the vertical couplers such that it efficiently emits the light into free-space. The lens collimates the light received from the energized vertical coupler and directs the output beam along a propagation direction determined by the position of the energized vertical coupler within the vertical-coupler array. In some embodiments, the vertical coupler is configured to correct an aberration of the lens. In some embodiments, more than one vertical coupler can be energized to enable steering of multiple output beams. In some embodiments, the switching network is non-blocking.
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subjects ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
FREQUENCY-CHANGING
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
NON-LINEAR OPTICS
OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF
TESTING
title BEAM-STEERING SYSTEM BASED ON A MEMS-ACTUATED VERTICAL-COUPLER ARRAY
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