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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
Hrl Laboratories Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
James H. Schaffner, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Hyok J. Song, Oak Park, CA (US);
Keyvan R. Sayyah, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Pamela R. Patterson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeong-Sun Moon, Moorpark, CA (US);
Alan E. Reamon, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Keerti S. Kona, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Joseph S. Colburn, Malibu, CA (US);
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Abstract
A reconfigurable electro-magnetic tile includes a laser layer including a plurality of lasers, and a pixelated surface comprising a plurality of metal patches and a plurality of switches, wherein each respective switch of the plurality of switches is in a gap between a first respective metal patch and a second respective metal patch, wherein each respective switch is optically coupled to at least one respective laser of the plurality of lasers, and wherein each switch of the plurality of switches comprises a phase change material.