ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,212,365, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to IntraAction Inc. (Bellwood, Ill.).
"Acousto-optic deflector and telecommunication system" was invented by Khanh Le (Bellwood, Ill.), John Lekavich (Bellwood, Ill.) and Bao Tran (Saratoga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telecom system is disclosed with a laser controlled by an acousto-optic deflector including an optical element having a surface with one or more steps formed thereon; a conductive layer formed on the surface with the steps; one or more crystals secured to each step; and electrodes positioned on each surface of each crystal."
The patent was filed on July 27, 2023, under ...