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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Afsoon Jamali, Seattle, WA (US);
Changwon Jang, Issaquah, WA (US);
Sandro Pintz, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1343 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133512 (2013.01); G02F 1/133526 (2013.01); G02F 1/134309 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device includes a liquid crystal ('LC') layer having a gradient refractive index distribution. The device also includes an electrode layer coupled to the LC layer. The electrode layer includes a plurality of electrodes separated by one or more gaps masked by a light shielding material.