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REFLECTION SWITCH BY LASER BEAM INTERSECTION AT THE POINT OF REFLECTIONTech for Transfer TTO 16-12-2015 The present invention provides a method of changing the intensity of a reflected beam by directing a second beam of light at the point of reflection. The method includes: (a) a substrate bearing a film of a reflective material; (b) directing a first beam of light at the reflective material so as to create a reflecting beam; (c) directing a second beam of light at the reflecting point so as to alter the amount of light in the reflecting beam, and (d) detecting the change in the amount of light in the reflecting beam. The invention also includes an apparatus for changing the amount of reflected light and measuring that change, as well as related apparatus for a pulsed optical signal. Lasers Optical Engineering Tell me more |
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL SILICON COLLOIDAL PHOTONIC CRYSTALS FOR MICROPHOTONIC DEVICESTech for Transfer TTO 16-12-2015 Synthetic Silicon colloidal photonic crystal was built using a new synthesis process based upon Micromolding in Inverse Silica Opals (MISO). It presents a novel topology with a full photonic band gap, making it useful as a component of all-optical microphotonic crystal devices, circuits and computers. Optical Components & Devices Photonic Crystals Semiconductors Tell me more |
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LUMINESCENCE-BASED SPECTROMETERTech for Transfer TTO 16-12-2015 A method for measuring a scintillation property of a sample by directing ionizing radiation towards the sample, inducing it to produce an emission. The method also includes acquiring a spectral luminescence of the produced emission, including a plurality of luminescence intensities at corresponding emission wavelengths. The scintillation property of the sample can then be determined based on the acquired spectral luminescence. Optical measurement systems & Sensors Tell me more |
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PHOTONIC INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES WITH LOW ABSORPTION LOSSTech for Transfer TTO 17-12-2015 Asymmetric twin waveguides (ATG) present a promising method for optoelectronic integration by needing only a single epitaxial growth step and a simple fabrication process for even the most complex photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design. This invention provides an ATG structure that employs quantum-well intermixing (QWI) to reduce absorption loss normally encountered in the movement of light between waveguides. QWI relies on the mixing of the quantum well and barrier materials of an active region, resulting in an alloy whose bandgap is intermediate between that of the wells and barriers. Quantum Optics Waveguides Tell me more |
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NEW MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM USES POLARIZED LIGHT TO CONTROL ION PRODUCTION AND FRAGMENTATIONTech for Transfer TTO 17-12-2015 Laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (LDI-MS) of organic molecules and biomolecules provides chemical analysis with great selectivity and sensitivity. This invention allows the use of polarized laser light to provide improved control of ion yields during desorption of a sample. Silicon microcolumn arrays are used to harvest light from a laser pulse to produce ions. Photonic ion sources enable enhanced control of ion production on a micro/nano scale and direct integration with miniaturized analytical devices. Biophotonics Lasers Tell me more |
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INTEGRATED PHOTONIC SPECTROGRAPHTech for Transfer TTO 17-12-2015 This invention presents an improved photonic spectrograph for accurately measuring and displaying spectra from radiation signals received from a telescope. It includes a photonic imaging device with a plurality of input ports for receiving incident electromagnetic radiation containing one or more spatial propagation modes; a coupling device attached to a multi-mode optical fibre for efficiently coupling the incident electromagnetic radiation into a plurality of single-mode optical fibres; an optical manipulation device which selectively combines the single-mode signals into a continuous optical spectrum; and an optical detector for detecting the continuous optical spectrum. Fiber Optics Telescope & Astronomy Tell me more |
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III-V PHOTONIC INTEGRATION ON SILICONTech for Transfer TTO 17-12-2015 Technology for making photonic integrated circuits on silicon by bonding a wafer of III-V material as an active region to silicon and removing the substrate. The coupling between the silicon waveguide and the III-V gain region allows for integration of low threshold lasers, tunable lasers, and other photonic integrated circuits with CMOS integrated circuits. Optoelectronics Semiconductors Tell me more |
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PHOTONICALLY-ENABLED RF TRANSMITTER/RECEIVERTech for Transfer TTO 17-12-2015 This invention provides a photonically-enabled RF transmitter and/or receiver. It includes a detection system comprising a photonic module, an RF module and processing circuitry capable of accurate range measurements. It allows for multiple modes of operation of the system. The carrier frequency, the modulation technique and the processing and/or output that is to be provided by the system can be selected on the fly. It can be set up to support very wide ranges of carrier frequencies that can be modulated and processed in different ways in a relatively rapid fashion. Such a system may also be accurate enough to be useful for subscale radar testing, and be capable enough to be employed in the field. In addition, this system can be used as a flexible, tunable wideband signal generator or frequency source. Remote Sensing Optical Communications Tell me more |
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PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SOLAR CELLTech for Transfer TTO 17-12-2015 This invention presents a photovoltaic cell contained within a photonic crystal structure. It incorporates both photovoltaic and photonic structures into a single unit. The photonic crystal guides and concentrates sunlight into a photonic optical cavity, which is composed of photovoltaic material comprising a semiconductor heterojunction for forming a photovoltaic current. The solar cell is self-focusing in that it utilizes the known property of photonic crystals to propagate light in any direction, provided that the light is within a transmissible band. This property is exploited here to also make the device more efficient by concentrating incoming light into the photovoltaic region. Photovoltaics Photonic Crystals Tell me more |
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CIRCUIT ELEMENT WITH PHOTONIC CORETech for Transfer TTO 17-12-2015 Circuit element with four electrical terminals based on a photonic core inside the circuit that uses a wide bandgap semiconductor material. The wide bandgap material exhibits photoconductivity and allows current flow through the material in response to incident light. Optoelectronics Semiconductors Tell me more |
