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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2019
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Maik Andre Scheller, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew John Ouderkirk, Redmond, WA (US);
Jonathan Robert Peterson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Daniele Piazza, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeremy Thomas Braun, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth Diest, Kirkland, WA (US);
Spencer Allan Wells, Seattle, WA (US);
Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Seattle, WA (US);
Liliana Ruiz Diaz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tanya Malhotra, Redmond, WA (US);
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical transformer includes a light source and an array of photovoltaic cells optically coupled to the light source, where at least a portion of the photovoltaic cells are connected in series. An optical connector such as a waveguide or an optical fiber may be disposed between an output of the light source and an input of the array of photovoltaic cells. Configured to generate a high voltage output, the optical transformer may be configured to power a device such as an actuator that provides a tunable displacement as a function of voltage.