公开(公告)号：US20250093474A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18468114

申请日：2023-09-15

Applicant: X DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： Stephen Palese ,  Ondrej Cierny ,  Paul Epp

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/484 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G02B27/00

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an optical phased array (OPA) architecture for a device capable of transmitting and receiving both optical communications signals and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) signals. The OPA architecture may involve the use of a single OPA chip with a plurality of photonic integrated circuits (PIC). In this regard, the transmitters and receivers (or transceivers) of the OPA architecture may include switches. The transceiver switch may enable changing between transmitting and receiving optical communications signals and LIDAR signals.

公开(公告)号：US20250030488A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18746218

申请日：2024-06-18

Applicant: X DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： Stephen Palese ,  Luis Angelo Larco Gomez ,  Mauro Goncalves de Oliveira Filho

IPC: H04B10/80

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method of converting power received in one or more optical power beams to electrical power. The method comprising receiving, at an OPA of a first optical terminal, a first optical power beam from a remote optical terminal; determining, by one or more processors, a first distribution of the received first optical power beam across a plurality of cells, wherein the plurality of cells are configured to convert power from the from optical power beams to electrical power, and the first distribution is determined based on an initial conversion capability of each of the plurality of cells; distributing, by an optical switch matrix, power from the first optical power beam across the plurality of cells based on the determined first distribution; and converting, by the plurality of cells, at least a portion of the first optical power beam to electrical power.