California Institute of Technology

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ali Naqavi

Harry A Atwater

Seunghoon Han

Seyed Ali Hajimiri

Sergio Pellegrino

Eleftherios E Gdoutos

Emily C Warmann

Michael D Kelzenberg

Samuel Loke

Tatiana Vinogradova

Tatiana Roy

Alexander Messer

Jing Shun Huang

Christophe Leclerc

Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention provide a photovoltaic concentrator tile for a space-based solar power (SBSP) system including constituent components thereof. In a number of embodiments, the photovoltaic concentrator tile include a one photovoltaic cell, a reflector, a power transmitter and circuitry configured to perform a variety of control functions. Embodiments also provide compactible structures, materials for improving thermal emissivity, and methods and mechanisms for manufacturing and using these components.

Ultralight photovoltaic power generation tiles

A structured light generator includes a light source configured to emit light, and a first meta optical device including a first metasurface including nanostructures having sub-wavelength dimensions that are less than a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, the first metasurface being configured to form a distribution of light rays from the light emitted from the light source to thereby radiate structured light.

Structured light generator and object recognition apparatus including the same

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Pasadena, CA, United States of America

Ali Naqavi