N-arm interferometric photonic integrated circuit based imaging and communication system

G Chriqui, NJ Deshler, AC Klee - US Patent 11,159,234, 2021 - Google Patents
A scalable interferometric imaging and laser communications system integrated as a single
satellite payload is provided. Multiple lenslets are coupled via associated waveguides to a …

Multilayer optical phased arrays for sidelobe mitigation

MW Puckett, NA Krueger - US Patent App. 16/896,025, 2021 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND [0001] Optical phased arrays (OPAs), which are used to steer the direction
of emission of optical beams, are emerg ing as a critical component in several key …