Method and System for Amplitude and Phase Modulation of Light Fields
This technology is a method designed to enable complex and/or high-discretization light field modulation in devices using a novel pixel interference technique. This method offers a way of improving the performance of a wide range of optical technologies, enabling phase-only modulators to project complex fields, and all modulators to modulate fields...
Published: 8/18/2025
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Inventor(s): Florian Willomitzer, John Bass, Muralidhar Balaji
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry
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Dynamically Controlled Pupil Steering Method for Enhanced Light Efficiency in Head-Mounted Displays
This is a programmable backlight display for head-mounted displays that dynamically steers light to the viewer’s pupil based on real-time eye tracking. This method reduces power consumption by illuminating only the necessary region corresponding to the pupil location, while also improving brightness uniformity and efficiency. It also helps mitigate...
Published: 8/4/2025
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Inventor(s): Hong Hua, Pengyinjie Lyu
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design
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Solar Control Coatings for Consumer Electronics
This invention is a coating for consumer electronic devices which is designed to reduce overheating under ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR), or direct sunlight exposure while preserving high visible light transmission. This coating is adapted from solar reflective coatings in architectural windows and repurposed for electronic devices to maintain the...
Published: 6/30/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Electronics
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Water Immersion Multi-Slit Portable In Vivo Confocal Ophthalmoscope
This technology is a low-cost, portable, scan-less in vivo confocal ophthalmoscope (PICO) that uses a water-immersion objective lens in combination with a multi-slit illumination and detection system. It enables high-resolution, non-invasive imaging of the anterior segment and external structures of the eye at the cellular and subcellular level. The...
Published: 7/22/2025
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Inventor(s): Dongkyun Kang, Kenneth Marcelino, Momoka Sugimura, Jaya Chidambaram
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Ophthalmology, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Ophthalmology, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Diagnostic
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Acoustoelectrically Enhanced Holographic Video
This invention improves acousto-optic devices by increasing their interaction length, allowing for better diffraction efficiency and higher resolution holographic displays with a wider field of view. By using an ultra-thin semiconductor film, the acoustoelectric effect amplifies surface acoustic waves, making them last longer and improving acousto-optic...
Published: 3/31/2025
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Inventor(s): Keaton Shurilla, Matthew Eichenfield
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Quantum
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Methods and Apparatus for Crosstalk-Free Integral Imaging Based Light Field Displays using Directional Illumination Sources
This invention presents a method and apparatus for improving integral imaging-based light field head-mounted displays (HMDs) by addressing the intrinsic crosstalk issue. Conventional integral imaging-based head-mounted displays suffer from crosstalk due to the omnidirectional emission of typical micro-display panels, which reduces image contrast and...
Published: 3/3/2025
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Inventor(s): Hong Hua, Cheng-Ting Huang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design
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Ultrafast Pump-Multi Probe Imaging System
This technology is a pump-probe imaging system designed to capture a sequence of events, even in non-repetitive processes, by employing a light field synthesizer. The system leverages the light field synthesizer to convert a single probe pulse into a train of temporally separated pulses, each with a distinct wavelength range. These pulses interact with...
Published: 11/18/2024
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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 > Displays
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Metasurface-Based Spatial Mode Demultiplexer for Enhanced Imaging Resolution
This invention introduces a compact and lightweight system designed to enhance imaging resolution using a metasurface-based spatial mode demultiplexer. It utilizes a specially engineered metasurface that can efficiently sort and detect the first few orders of spatial modes of light, which are then projected onto a high-resolution camera or detector...
Published: 10/22/2024
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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 > Displays, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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Metrology System for Waveguide Display, Hologram and Grating Using Polarization Imaging
The invention is a method and design of a metrology system that is used to characterize polarization volume hologram (PVH), surface relief grating (SRG), and volume Bragg grating (VBG). Polarization of optical components such as the ones mentioned above can be used as waveguides, optical filters, lenses, reflectors, refractor, beam splitters, beam combiners,...
Published: 10/3/2024
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Inventor(s): Stanley Pau
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics
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Augmented Reality System for Retinal Image Projection Using Photovoltaic Cells
This technology is a novel method of restoring vision loss associated with retinal disease using a wearable augmented reality (AR) headset alongside a retinal implant. The AR headset is used with a method to stimulate the optic nerve, which triggers natural processes to enhance the wearer's clarity and stability of vision. This technology incorporates...
Published: 2/25/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash, Michael Henry
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Therapeutic, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Displays, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Ophthalmology
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