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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2017
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Michael Ziemkiewicz, Norwood, MA (US);
Michael Howard Anderson, Lyons, CO (US);
Scott Robert Davis, Denver, CO (US);
Benjamin Luey, Denver, CO (US);
Tyler Adam Dunn, North Reading, MA (US);
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Abstract
A non-mechanical beamsteerer can be provided to adjust an angle of a light beam, such as to scan the light beam over a field of regard. The non-mechanical beamsteerer can include a first collection of steering elements that are smaller than a size of a light beam. The first collection of steering elements can adjust the angle of the light beam by diffracting the light beam. The non-mechanical beamsteerer can also include a second collection of steering elements that are larger than a size of the light beam. The second collection of steering elements can adjust an angle of the light beam by refracting the light beam. The non-mechanical beamsteerer can operate without a compensation plate, such as to provide a reduced size of the beamsteerer and an increased acceptance angle of the beamsteerer.