CPC G02F 1/29 (2013.01) [G02F 1/0018 (2013.01); G02F 2201/12 (2013.01); G02F 2203/24 (2013.01)] | 29 Claims |
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.
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