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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Clara Rivero Baleine, Orlando, FL (US);
Robert Muise, Oviedo, FL (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An optical system that includes a reconfigurable phase-change material (PCM) layer that includes a plurality of individually controllable pixel areas. Each individually controllable pixel area is variable between a first refractive index and a second refractive index. The PCM layer is configured to pass radiation incident on the PCM layer in accordance with a first mask pattern through the PCM layer in a downstream direction. A PCM controller is configured to control the plurality of individually controllable pixel areas to have respective refractive indices in accordance with the first mask pattern.