Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical beam expander with partial monolithic structure
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Application No.: US17205465Application Date: 2021-03-18
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Publication No.: US11543645B1Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Eric Douglas Miller , Slaven Moro , Harvard Keese Harding, Jr. , Eric Booen
- Applicant: Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: G02B23/12
- IPC: G02B23/12 ; G02B27/30 ; G02B23/10

Abstract:
The disclosed optical beam expander may include (1) a monolithic structure including (a) a first nonplanar mirror that receives a first collimated optical beam having a first width and reflects the first collimated optical beam to generate a noncollimated optical beam and (b) a second nonplanar mirror that receives a diverging optical beam and reflects the diverging optical beam to generate a second collimated optical beam having a second width greater than the first width, where the first nonplanar mirror and the second nonplanar mirror are fixed in orientation and position relative to each other and (2) a planar mirror that reflects the noncollimated optical beam from the first nonplanar mirror to provide the diverging optical beam to the second nonplanar mirror. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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