Analog, non-mechanical beam-steerer with 80 degree field of regard

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6971, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Davis, Scott R ^a   Farca, George ^a   Rommel, Scott D ^a   Martin, Alan W ^a   Anderson, Michael H ^a  

^a VESCENT PHOTONICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Beamsteering; Electro optics; LIDAR; Liquid crystal; Spatial light modulators; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; ANGULAR DEFLECTION; BEAM-STEERING; CLADDING LAYER; CONTROL ELECTRODE; ELECTRO-OPTIC PHASE; ELECTRO-OPTIC RESPONSE; FIELD OF REGARD; FIELD OF VIEWS; HIGH OPTICAL POWER; ITO ELECTRODES; LASER BEAM STEERING; OUT-OF-PLANE; PATTERNED ELECTRODE; SCANNING MECHANISMS; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; WAVEGUIDE GEOMETRY;

CRYSTALS; ELECTRODES; LIGHT; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL RADAR;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 79959410449     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.783766     Document Type: Conference Paper

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