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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Mirada Technologies Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew Carl Miner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan King Mapel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mirada Technologies Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical beam steering device can include a first electrically conductive fluid having an optically reflective surface thereon, and this first electrically conductive fluid may include a material that deforms in response to application of a first magnetic field and/or first electric field thereto. This first electrically conductive fluid may be an optically reflective material. The optically reflective surface may at least partially cover a non-fluid substrate that maintains its shape in response to the application of the first magnetic field and/or first electric field. A sealed package may be provided, which includes the optical beam steering device, and the first electrically conductive fluid, the non-fluid substrate and an ambient within the package may be collectively configured to yield a substantially neutrally buoyant condition therein.