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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 17, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Shaomin Xiong, Newark, CA (US);

Lidu Huang, Danville, CA (US);

Michael Andrew Brookmire, Redwood City, CA (US);

Zhaochun Yu, Wilmette, IL (US);

Fei Liu, Los Altos, CA (US);

Jianing Yao, San Jose, CA (US);

Dongmin Yang, San Jose, CA (US);

Yizhi Xiong, Foster City, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/02 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/005 (2013.01); G02B 26/02 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02B 2207/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

A size of an optical aperture for an imaging system is adjustable. The size of the optical aperture can be adjusted based on refractive index matching, optical absorption, or near field coupling techniques. These techniques may also be used to provide a high speed optical shutter.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Xiong, Shaomin. (2026). Adjustable optical aperture for an imaging system (U.S. Patent No. 12775124). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12775124

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