公开(公告)号：US20190064502A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US15684287

申请日：2017-08-23

Applicant: Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Alexander Altshuler ,  Badr Elmaanaoui

IPC: G02B26/00 ,  G02B23/24

CPC classification number: G02B26/005 ,  G01B9/02015 ,  G01B9/0209 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/65 ,  G02B23/2469 ,  G02B26/10

Abstract: A rotation-free beam-steering device for manipulating probing and reflected optical beams includes at least one electrowetting cell having at least one side wall defining an inner space. The at least one side wall has a lining adjacent to the inner space. A liquid at least partially fills the inner space. The liquid has at least one controlled surface not in contact with the wall lining. The liquid further has a contact angle with the wall lining. The at least one controlled surface is disposed to interface with an optical beam exiting from a distal end of an optical fiber at an incidence angle. At least two electrodes are provided separated from the inner space by the lining. An electrical potential on the at least two electrodes is controlled to adjust the contact angle of the liquid bounding the at least one controlled surface.