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Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew John Ouderkirk, Kirkland, WA (US);

Kenneth Alexander Diest, Kirkland, WA (US);

Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/00 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 5/04 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/00 (2013.01); B29D 11/00355 (2013.01); G02B 1/041 (2013.01); G02B 3/0012 (2013.01); G02B 5/045 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0026 (2013.01); G02B 3/0087 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02B 2207/101 (2013.01); G02B 2207/107 (2013.01);
Abstract

A graded-index optical element may include a nanovoided material including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The nanovoided material may be transparent between the first surface and the second surface. Additionally, the nanovoided material may have a predefined change in effective refractive index in at least one axis due to a change in at least one of nanovoid size or nanovoid distribution along the at least one axis. Various other elements, devices, systems, materials, and methods are also disclosed.


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