Patent ID: 11962346
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method comprising:
transmitting and receiving optical signals using a photonic integrated circuit comprising an optical phased array, the optical phased array comprising multiple unit cells, each unit cell comprising (i) an antenna element that transmits the optical signals to an external node and receives the optical signals from the external node and (ii) a phase modulator that modifies phases of the optical signals being transmitted and received by the antenna element;
sensing movement of the photonic integrated circuit using a gyroscopic sensor, wherein at least a portion of the gyroscopic sensor is integrated within the photonic integrated circuit; and
adjusting the optical phased array based on (i) the sensed movement of the photonic integrated circuit from the gyroscopic sensor and (ii) samples of the optical signals that are received by the photonic integrated circuit from the external node.