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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Jesse A. Frantz, Washington, DC (US);
Jason D. Myers, Alexandria, VA (US);
Robel Y. Bekele, Washington, DC (US);
Christopher M. Spillmann, Annandale, VA (US);
Jawad Naciri, Herndon, VA (US);
Jakub Kolacz, Washington, DC (US);
Henry G. Gotjen, Washington, DC (US);
Jason Auxier, Falls Church, VA (US);
Leslie Brandon Shaw, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ashburn, VA (US);
Abstract
A liquid crystal-based non-mechanical beam steering device that permits steering in the mid-wave infrared and has a chalcogenide waveguide. The waveguide core, the subcladding, or both comprise a chalcogenide glass. The liquid crystal-based non-mechanical beam steering device has a tapered subcladding and a liquid crystal layer.