Patents by Inventor Vida Ravanmehr

Vida Ravanmehr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10816871
    Abstract: Using two uniaxial optical crystals of trigonal 3 m symmetry, and with their optical axes aligned perpendicular to each other, a fast spatial light switch is disclosed based on changing the refractive index and optical axes of one of the crystals using Pockels effect. The first crystal in which Pockels effect is induced has electrodes along top and bottom sides. The interface between the crystals is at an angle such that the beam of light is totally reflected out of the first crystal. When an electric field is impressed through the first crystal, its refractive indices and crystal axes are altered such that the interface becomes transmissive, with the beam exiting from the second crystal. Spatial separation of Transmissive and Reflective States provides >50 dB of Cross-talk and Extinction ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jamshid Nayyer, Vida Ravanmehr