公开(公告)号：US09575341B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US14318604

申请日：2014-06-28

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： John Heck ,  Jonathan K Doylend ,  David N Hutchison ,  Haisheng Rong ,  Jacob B Sendowski

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G02B6/12 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/32

CPC classification number: G02F1/1326 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/10 ,  G01S17/325 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G02B6/12004 ,  G02B2006/12061 ,  G02B2006/12147 ,  G02F1/292

Abstract: A solid state photonics circuit having a liquid crystal (LC) layer for beam steering. The LC layer can provide tuning of an array of waveguides by controlling the application of voltage to the liquid crystal. The application of voltage to the liquid crystal can be controlled to perform beam steering with the light signal based on different tuning in each of the waveguides of the array. The waveguides are disposed in a substrate having an oxide or other insulating layer with an opening. The opening in the oxide layer exposes a portion of a path of the array of waveguides. The waveguides are exposed to the liquid crystal through the oxide opening, which allows the voltage changes to the liquid crystal to tune the optical signals in the waveguides.

Abstract translation: 一种具有用于光束转向的液晶（LC）层的固态光子电路。 LC层可以通过控制对液晶的电压施加来提供波导阵列的调谐。 可以控制对液晶的电压施加，使用基于在阵列的每个波导中的不同调谐的光信号进行光束转向。 波导设置在具有开口的氧化物或其它绝缘层的基板中。 氧化物层中的开口暴露波导阵列的路径的一部分。 波导通过氧化物开口暴露于液晶，这允许液晶的电压改变以调谐波导中的光信号。