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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John C. Harley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ian R. Johnston, Northampton, GB;
Jeffery F. Summers, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John C. Harley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ian R. Johnston, Northampton, GB;
Jeffery F. Summers, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Innovative Micro Technology, Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical material is inlaid into a supporting substrate, with the top surface of the optical material flush with the top surface of the substrate, wherein the optical element is used to shape a beam of light travelling substantially parallel to the top surface of the substrate, but with the central axis of the beam below the top surface of the substrate. The optical elements serve to shape the beam of light for delivery to or from a microfabricated structure within the device.