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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Guomin Yu, Glendora, CA (US);
Guomin Yu, Glendora, CA (US);
Abstract
A silicon photonics integrated beam steering device includes a light source operably coupled to a light dispenser, a chained optical switch array including a first optical switch having a first control circuit and a second optical switch having a second control circuit, and a pixel array having a first pixel and a second pixel, wherein the light dispenser is operably coupled to first optical switch, the first optical switch is operably coupled to both the second optical switch and the first pixel, and the second optical switch is operably coupled to the second pixel, and wherein the device is configured to selectively transmit light along a plurality of optical paths to the first pixel, the second pixel, or both the first pixel and the second pixel in response to a first control voltage applied to the first control circuit and a second control voltage applied to the second control circuit.