US 12,248,139 B2
Decentered lens light beam steering
Paul F. McManamon, Dayton, OH (US); and Abtin Ataei, Oakwood, OH (US)
Assigned to Exciting Technology LLC, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed by Exciting Technology, LLC, Dayton, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/860,813.
Application 17/860,813 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/056253, filed on Oct. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/040,319, filed on Jun. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/011,706, filed on Apr. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0350135 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 26/08 (2006.01); H01S 5/00 (2006.01); H01S 5/02251 (2021.01)
CPC G02B 26/0875 (2013.01) [H01S 5/0071 (2013.01); H01S 5/02251 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a first steering lens interposed between an electromagnetic (EM) source and a second steering lens;
the second steering lens interposed between the first steering lens and an emission lens, the first steering lens and the second steering lens having a combined first effective focal length;
the emission lens comprising a positive lens having a second focal length;
wherein the first effective focal length is shorter than the second focal length;
a first steering actuator coupled to the first steering lens, the first steering actuator configured to move the first steering lens along a first movement course; and
a second steering actuator coupled to the second steering lens, the second steering actuator configured to move the second steering lens along a second movement course, wherein the second movement course is distinct from the first movement course.