Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical tracking module chip for wireless optical communication terminal
-
Application No.: US17698224Application Date: 2022-03-18
-
Publication No.: US11888530B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Baris Ibrahim Erkmen , Devin Brinkley , Eric Teller , Thomas Moore , Jean-Laurent Plateau
- Applicant: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Botos Churchill IP Law LLP
- Main IPC: H04B10/61
- IPC: H04B10/61 ; G01S7/481 ; G02F1/29 ; G02B27/00 ; G01S17/66

Abstract:
The optical tracking module includes an optical phased array (OPA), an analog drive, an integrated photodetector, and one or more processors. The OPA includes a plurality of array elements, and a plurality of phase shifters. The analog drive is configured to adjust the plurality of phase shifters. The integrated photodetector is configured to receive light from the OPA. The one or more processors is configured to extract signal information of an incoming beam via the OPA, and control an outgoing beam using the analog drive based on the signal information. The OPA, the analog drive, the integrated photodetector and the one or more processors are in an integrated circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230088334A1 OPTICAL TRACKING MODULE CHIP FOR WIRELESS OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TERMINAL Public/Granted day:2023-03-23
Information query