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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2021
Hrl Laboratories, Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
Richard Kremer, Ramona, CA (US);
Kyung-Ah Son, Moorpark, CA (US);
Jeong-Sun Moon, Moorpark, CA (US);
Ryan G. Quarfoth, Los Angeles, CA (US);
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
A solid state electrically variable focal length lens includes a plurality of concentric rings of electro-optical material, wherein the electro-optical material comprises any material of a class of hydrogen-doped phase-change metal oxide and wherein each respective concentric ring further includes a transparent resistive sheet on a first face of the respective concentric ring, wherein the transparent resistive sheet extends along the first face, and a first voltage coupled between a first end and a second end of the transparent resistive sheet, wherein the first voltage may be varied to select an optical beam deflection angle.