US 11,835,841 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. 16/999,815.
Application 16/999,815 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 2021/0048725 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. G02F 1/03 (2006.01); G02F 1/07 (2006.01); G02F 1/313 (2006.01); G02F 1/139 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01); G02F 1/31 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/3133 (2013.01) [G02F 1/139 (2013.01); G02F 1/292 (2013.01); G02F 1/3138 (2013.01); G02F 1/311 (2021.01); G02F 2203/24 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a high-side electrode layer comprising a plurality of discrete electrodes;
a low-side electrode layer;
an electro-optic (EO) layer comprising an EO active material at least partially interposed between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a plurality of active cells of the EO layer; and
a controller, comprising:
a steering request circuit structured to interpret a steering request value;
a steering configuration circuit structured to determine a plurality of EO command values in response to the steering request value, the plurality of EO command values corresponding to a half-wave voltage profile; and
a steering implementation circuit structured to provide a plurality of voltage commands in response to the plurality of EO command values.