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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Guy Chriqui, San Mateo, CA (US);
Chad E. Ogden, San Marcos, CA (US);
Richard L. Kendrick, San Mateo, CA (US);
Katherine Emily Badham, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/0062 (2013.01); G01B 9/02051 (2013.01); G02B 6/34 (2013.01); G02B 27/0087 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dual-lenslet array photonic integrated circuit (PIC) imager includes a PIC and top and bottom substrate spacers. A first optical prism couples a first lenslet array to a first-side edge of the PIC. A second optical prism couples a second lenslet array to a second-side edge of the PIC. Lenslets of the first lenslet array and respective lenslets of the second lenslet array are coupled to respective waveguides embedded in the in the PIC.