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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Inventors:
Aditya Jain, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Yueyang Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Luminar Technologies, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/35 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/3546 (2021.01); G02B 5/0841 (2013.01); G02F 1/0063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A metasurface includes a plurality of Bragg mirrors, each having a defect cavity therein, arrayed in a grid. A heat source is provided for each of the plurality of Bragg mirrors. Each heat source is positioned to selectively modulate heat applied to its respective Bragg mirror and to impart a different phase shift via the applied heat from the heat source.