ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,210,166, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY (Suzhou, China).

"Beam optical axis self-stabilizing device and method based on reflection mechanical modulation" was invented by Xiang Zhang (Suzhou, China), Fan Gao (Suzhou, China), Nian Zhang (Suzhou, China), Xiao Yuan (Suzhou, China) and Baoxing Xiong (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a beam optical axis self-stabilizing device and method based on reflection mechanical modulation. The device includes a polarized beam splitter, a quarter-wave plate, a structural reflecting element, and a driving source. The quarter-wave plate is located a...