ELECTRO-OPTIC REFLECTIVE ASSEMBLY

摘要

Techniques and apparatus for steering and/or focusing light rays. A system configurable to steer or focus or both steer and focus light rays can include an electro-optic steering assembly including a substrate having an optically reflective surface and an electro-optic layer in optical communication with the substrate. The electro-optic layer includes a first electrode layer having separately addressable electrode components, a second electrode layer and an electro-optic material positioned between the first and second electrode layers. Voltages applied to the separately addressable electrode components can be controlled to provide a controllable refractive index gradient in the electro-optic material. The refractive index gradient can be controlled, such that light rays impinging on the electro-optic steering assembly and reflecting from the optically reflective surface can be controllably steered in a direction, focused to a point a space, or steered and focused.