An integrated photonic device comprises: an input waveguide configured to extend in an input plane, and an output waveguide configured to extend in an output plane, wherein the output plane is parallel to or contained within the input plane; an input coupler optically coupled to the input waveguide, wherein the input coupler is configured to redirect a light signal out of the input waveguide and the input plane; a light property modifier configured to receive the light signal from the input coupler and reflect the light signal towards the output plane, wherein the light property modifier is configured to selectively adjust an optical path length of the light signal; and an output coupler optically coupled to the output waveguide, wherein the output coupler is configured to receive the reflected light signal from the light property modifier and redirect the light signal into the output waveguide and the output plane.

An apparatus may steer an optical beam provided by a collimating optical module to a selected one of receiving optical modules. The apparatus may comprise an optical component to receive the optical beam provided by the collimating optical module; and a motorized rotation stage including a base and a rotating section, wherein the rotating section is restricted to rotation, relative to the base, about a single axis; wherein the optical component is mounted to the rotating section, and the apparatus further includes circuitry to control the motorized rotation stage to rotate the platform or stage amongst different rotational positions that correspond to the receiving optical modules, respectively; and wherein the optical component guides (by reflection, refraction, or the like, or combinations thereof) the optical beam to the selected one of the receiving optical modules based on a current rotational position of the rotating section. Other embodiments may be disclosed/claimed.

In various embodiments, the beam parameter product and/or beam shape of a laser beam is adjusted by directing the laser beam across a path along the input end of a cellular-core optical fiber. The beam emitted at the output end of the cellular-core optical fiber may be utilized to process a workpiece.

A multiple channel fiber pigtailed acousto-optic (AO) device comprises: a first multiple fiber collimator pigtail comprising a plurality of input fibers, a second multiple fiber collimator pigtail comprising a plurality of output fibers, wherein each of the plurality of output fibers is a conjugate of each of the plurality of input fibers, respectively, and an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) disposed between the first multiple fiber collimator pigtail and the second multiple fiber collimator pigtail, wherein the input fibers form input ports providing input beams to the AOM and the output fibers form output ports receiving output beams from the AOM, wherein at least one output fiber of the plurality of output fibers is coupled to an input fiber of the plurality of input fibers.

Embodiments herein describe using an actuator to tune a waveguide. In one embodiment, the tunable waveguide includes a gap between the waveguide and cladding. The actuator can compress the cladding to shrink this air, bringing the cladding closer to the waveguide. Doing so changes the effective refractive index of the waveguide. Alternatively or additionally, the actuator can increase the gap.

A wavelength selective switch (WSS), including an input optical fiber collimation array, a first optical switching engine, a dispersion device, an optical path converter, a second optical switching engine, a third optical switching engine, and an output optical fiber collimation array. A first beam is input from a first port of the input optical fiber collimation array. The first optical switching engine performs angle deflection on the first beam on a first plane. The dispersion device demultiplexes, on a second plane, the angle-deflected first beam into multiple sub-wavelength beams. The second optical switching engine performs angle deflection on the multiple sub-wavelength beams that are obtained by demultiplexing. The dispersion device multiplexes, on the second plane, the angle-deflected multiple sub-wavelength beams. The third optical switching engine performs angle deflection on the multiplexed multiple sub-wavelength beams on the first plane.

In various embodiments, the beam parameter product and/or beam shape of a laser beam is adjusted by directing the laser beam across a path along the input end of a cellular-core optical fiber. The beam emitted at the output end of the cellular-core optical fiber may be utilized to process a workpiece.

A laser beam phase-modulation device, a laser beam steering device, and a laser beam steering system including the same are provided. The laser beam phase-modulation device includes a refractive index conversion layer having a refractive index that is changed according to an electrical signal applied thereto, the refractive index conversion layer including an upper surface on which the laser beam is incident and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, at least one antenna pattern embedded in the upper surface of the refractive index conversion layer, and a metal mirror layer provided under the lower surface of the refractive index conversion layer and configured to reflect the laser beam.

A wavelength selective switch (WSS), including an input optical fiber collimation array, a first optical switching engine, a dispersion device, an optical path converter, a second optical switching engine, a third optical switching engine, and an output optical fiber collimation array. A first beam is input from a first port of the input optical fiber collimation array. The first optical switching engine performs angle deflection on the first beam on a first plane. The dispersion device demultiplexes, on a second plane, the angle-deflected first beam into multiple sub-wavelength beams. The second optical switching engine performs angle deflection on the multiple sub-wavelength beams that are obtained by demultiplexing. The dispersion device multiplexes, on the second plane, the angle-deflected multiple sub-wavelength beams. The third optical switching engine performs angle deflection on the multiplexed multiple sub-wavelength beams on the first plane.

A vehicle lighting fixture is configured to form a predetermined light distribution pattern (for example, a high-beam (driving) light distribution pattern and a low-beam (passing) light distribution pattern) by superimposing N partial light distribution patterns wherein N is a natural number of 2 or more. The vehicle lighting fixture can include a light intensity changing unit configured to change a light intensity of at least one partial light distribution pattern out of the N partial light distribution patterns.