A novel method is described in detail for steering light in many directions without moving
mechanical parts. The method involves a combination of liquid crystal cells and polarizing …

This paper describes an optical beam steering system. It comprises: liquid crystal beam
deflection elements arranged in an array, the elements for independently deflecting through …

A space platform for optical communications could benefit from nonmechanical beam
steering in which no inertia is used to redirect the laser communications link. This benefit is …

A blazed grating can be generated using a programmable liquid‐crystal television (LCTV)
panel. Despite the effects of phase mismatch, phase quantization, and pixel addressing of …

There are many existing and potential applications which can take advantage of the
controlled steering of a beam of light. Of the many technologies which can accomplish this …

Liquid Crystal-based Refractive Beamsteering in the Infrared Page 1 NoTh1C.1.pdf Advanced
Photonics Congress (IPR, Networks, NOMA, PS, Sensors, SPPCom) © OSA 2017 Liquid …

The invention relates to optical beam steering. There is described an optical beam steering
apparatus, comprising: a splitter arranged to split an optical beam into at least a first part …

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A beam steering device uses a liquid crystal with an array of back electrodes. Voltages are
applied to the array to cause a desired phase distribution across the array, the distribution …

Liquid crystal light beam control devices and their manufacture are described. Beneficial
aspects of beam broadening devices employed for controlled illumination and architectural …