Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Advanced optoelectronic system architectures and associated methods using spatial light modulation
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Application No.: US18105665Application Date: 2023-02-03
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Publication No.: US11886057B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Charles C. Partee , Kevin D. Mckinstry
- Applicant: Syght, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Golden
- Assignee: Syght, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Syght, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Boulder
- Agency: Pritzkau Patent Group LLC
- The original application number of the division: US16936340 2020.07.22
- Main IPC: G02F1/09
- IPC: G02F1/09 ; G02F1/095 ; H04N9/31 ; G02B3/00 ; G02F1/03 ; G02F1/035 ; H04N23/54

Abstract:
An optoelectronic system includes a concentration layer, a modulation layer including an array of light modulators, an exit layer that receives the modulation layer output having a modulation layer output spatial distribution and remaps the modulation layer output spatial distribution to a modified spatial distribution. A collector layer receives the modified spatial distribution to produce a collector layer output. A detector receives the collector layer output. A processor controls the modulation layer and receives the detector output to generate an image. The collector layer can receive the modified spatial distribution at a plurality of collector layer inputs and combine the plurality of collector layer inputs at a collector layer output. Modulators can be configured to direct couple modulated light to a collector layer, without using an exit layer. Configurations with spatial light modulator modules and sub-modules are described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230185120A1 ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS USING SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATION Public/Granted day:2023-06-15
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