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US 2018/0024412 A1Published application
Beam steering device including p-n junction layer
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSunil KIM, Jaechul PARK, Duhyun LEE, Byounglyong CHOI
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Abstract
A beam steering device is provided including a p-n junction layer disposed on a reflective electrode layer, wherein a refractive index of the p-n junction layer is variable according to a voltage applied to the reflective electrode layer; a nanoantenna layer including a plurality of components disposed on the p-n junction layer; and a common electrode electrically connected to each of the plurality of components of the nanoantenna. The p-n junction layer may include a p-doped layer and an n-doped layer.
Claims16
A beam steering device, the device comprising:
- a reflective electrode layer;
- a p-n junction layer disposed on the reflective electrode layer, wherein a refractive index of the p-n junction layer is variable according to a voltage applied to the reflective electrode layer;
- a nanoantenna layer, disposed on the p-n junction layer, wherein the nanoantenna layer comprises a plurality of components;
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- a common electrode electrically connected to each of the plurality of components of the nanoantenna layer,
- wherein the p-n junction layer comprises a p-doped layer and an n-doped layer.
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