Patent ID: 11888530
Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 19:
20. A method for controlling an optical phased array, the method comprising:
receiving a first optical communication beam at the optical phased array in an integrated circuit;
receiving the first optical communication beam at a photodetector in the integrated circuit;
generating, at the photodetector, a first signal based on the first optical communication beam;
determining, by one or more processors in the integrated circuit, signal information of the first optical communication beam according to the first signal;
sending, by the one or more processors, a second signal to adjust one or more phase shifters in the integrated circuit based on the determined signal information; and
transmitting a second optical communication beam using the optical phased array and the one or more phase shifters.