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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sebastien Bolis, Crolles, FR;
Nachiappan Chidambaram, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 27/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/1828 (2013.01); G02B 27/4233 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical component includes a substrate and a piezoelectric film formed on the substrate and configured to deform in response to an actuation voltage applied thereto into a pattern of peaks and troughs configured to deflect optical radiation that is incident thereon. The pattern has an amplitude determined by the actuation voltage.