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Method for Multilayer Nanophotonic Effective Medium Optics via Spin-Coated Planarization Layers
This technology introduces a novel method for fabricating multilayer nanophotonic devices using spin-coated planarization layers. The process ensures precise alignment and spacing between optical layers, enabling the creation of advanced optical elements for photonic computing and compound lenses. Spin coating is a procedure used to deposit uniform...
Published: 4/21/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Optical Fab / Metrology, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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Optical Elements from Thin Film Coatings
This technology enables the creation of advanced optical elements through thin film coatings. By spatially varying the thickness, order, and material composition of thin film stacks, the technology allows for precise control of light's phase and amplitude. It is particularly advantageous in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range, where traditional...
Published: 4/21/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings
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Optical Elements Through Phase Control Using Effective Medium Approach in Thin Films and Membranes
This invention introduces a novel method for designing optical elements, such as lenses, by using the effective medium theory (EMT). By employing subwavelength patterns in thin films or membranes, the technology creates localized refractive index changes that enable precise control over the behavior of light. This approach is particularly effective...
Published: 4/21/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology
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High Efficiency Colored Radiative Cooling Surfaces Through Narrowband Beam Deflection
This technology introduces a novel method for creating colored surfaces that preserve high radiative cooling efficiency. Traditional colored surfaces tend to absorb specific wavelengths of light, which increases surface temperatures and diminishes cooling capabilities. In contrast, this invention employs advanced metasurface-based beam deflectors to...
Published: 2/10/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings
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Superresolution Imaging via Utilizing Plasmonic Photothermal Redshift Filtering
This invention introduces a novel metamaterial emitter system designed to enhance super-resolution imaging by leveraging the interaction between plasmonic nanoparticles and temperature-sensitive emitters, such as quantum dots. The plasmonic nanoparticle core is designed to efficiently produce localized heat upon excitation, which then interacts with...
Published: 2/10/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Quantum, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Materials > Nanomaterials
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Creating Photonic Metamaterials in CMOS Foundry Processes
This invention focuses on creating photonic metamaterials by repurposing CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) foundry processes. Metamaterials are engineered structures designed to achieve specific electromagnetic properties, enabling unique effects such as negative refraction, superlensing, and enhanced light-matter interaction. This development...
Published: 1/21/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Nanomaterials
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Using Back-End-of-the-Line Wires in CMOS Process as Metal-Optic Antennas to Enhance Nonlinear Processes for Imaging Applications
This invention repurposes existing metallic wires in the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process to function as metal-optic antennas to strengthen the specificity and efficiency of biological photodetection imaging systems, such as two-photon absorption detectors and upconversion imaging devices. This new method avoids the incompatibility...
Published: 9/16/2024
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Remote Sensing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Communications & Networking > Antenna
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Continuous Amplitude and Phase Modulation Using Rotary MEMS with Patterned Photonic Crystals and Metasurfaces
This technology uses photonic crystals on rotary microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to achieve continuous amplitude and phase modulations in digital micromirror devices (DMDs) and other spatial light modulators (SLMs). By incorporating guided mode resonance (GMR) in photonic crystals and utilizing anisotropic and geometric phase metasurfaces, the...
Published: 9/16/2024
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology
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EUV-Compatible DMD Device Using Existing DMDs with Deposited EUV DBR Mirrors
This technology is a method of transforming standard digital micromirror devices (DMDs), which are compatible with visible and near-infrared light, into DMDs suitable for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) applications. This is done by depositing EUV-compatible mirrors onto each micromirror of a standard DMD. The resulting EUV-compatible DMD yields an efficient...
Published: 9/16/2024
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology
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On-Chip Magnetometer
This innovation is a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC)-based magnetometer that can be used to measure nano- and sub-nano-tesla magnetic fields. High- sensitivity magneto optic nanocomposite materials are used as optical device cladding and/or device materials to register a shift in light polarization due to Faraday rotation. Devices based on evanescent...
Published: 1/13/2025
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Inventor(s): Sasaan Showghi, Shelbi Jenkins
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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