US 11,835,837 B2
System, method and apparatus for non-mechanical optical and photonic beam steering
Paul F. McManamon, Dayton, OH (US); and Abtin Ataei, Dayton, OH (US)
Assigned to Exciting Technology LLC, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed by Exciting Technology, LLC, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/999,816.
Application 16/999,816 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/023915, filed on Mar. 25, 2019.
Application PCT/US2019/023915 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/796,055, filed on Oct. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,845,671.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/749,487, filed on Oct. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0048723 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02F 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/29 (2013.01) [G02F 1/0018 (2013.01); G02F 2201/12 (2013.01); G02F 2203/24 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
an electro-optic (EO) substrate layer comprising an EO active material, the EO active material comprising a plurality of thin EO active elements alternating with a plurality of thick EO active elements;
a high-side electrode layer comprising a plurality of discrete electrodes, each of the plurality of discrete electrodes being associated with one of the plurality of thick EO active elements and positioned on a first side of the EO substrate layer, the plurality of discrete electrodes being configured to apply a modulo 2πn beam steering to the EO active elements;
a low-side electrode layer positioned on a second side of the EO substrate layer; and
an insulator layer operationally coupled to the EO substrate layer, and at least partially positioned between each of the plurality of thick EO active elements.