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UV-Curable Disulfide Glass Photoresists and Photopolymer Resins
This invention introduces a new class of UV-curable Disulfide Glass (DSG) photoresists and photopolymer resins, designed for high-quality optical component fabrication and complex 3D printing. This polymer features exceptional optical transparency across the visible and infrared spectrum, coupled with robust thermomechanical properties, making it ideal...
Published: 3/31/2025
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Inventor(s): Dong-Chul Pyun, Jake Molineux, Ramses Hyde, Sam Durfee
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
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Flexible Glass Interconnect Structures for Photonic Integrated Circuit
This technology introduces a flexible glass-based optical interconnect solution for photonic integrated circuits (PICs). It leverages a carefully designed array of high index and low index materials to make an optical connection that optimizes light coupling and reduces scattering and propagation loss. The method provides a solution to replace traditional...
Published: 3/24/2025
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Inventor(s): Stanley Pau, Thomas Koch
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Fiber Optics, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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2D Electrochemical Scanning for Defects in Perovskite Films
This invention introduces a disposable, non-destructive electrochemical sensor designed to characterize and monitor reactive defects in lead halide perovskite solar cell layers during high-throughput manufacturing processes. The sensor provides real-time assessment of quality, stability, and durability under stressors such as humidity, light, and temperature....
Published: 3/17/2025
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Inventor(s): Erin Ratcliff, Michel De Keersmaecker
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Solar/Photovoltaic, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Semiconductors, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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Stress Induced Broadband Tunable Optical Waveplate
This invention discloses designs and methods for manufacturing a broadband optical waveplate capable of operating across ultraviolet (UV), visible, near-infrared (NIR), mid-wave infrared (MWIR), and long-wave infrared (LWIR) wavelength ranges. Waveplates, also called retarders, are optical components that manipulate light's polarization state, converting...
Published: 3/7/2025
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Inventor(s): Stanley Pau, Linan Jiang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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Diffractive Intraocular Lens and Contact Lens with High Efficiency
This invention is a highly efficient diffractive intraocular and contact lens designed to minimize glare, halos, and image artifacts to improve vision. The lens design enhances efficiency by precisely directing light into desired diffractive orders which ultimately enhances vision at multiple focal points. This is particularly beneficial for trifocal...
Published: 2/28/2025
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Inventor(s): Jose Sasian
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Ophthalmology
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Multifunctional Solar Control Coating with Bird Collision Prevention Properties
This invention is an innovative window coating that combines two essential functionalities: solar control and bird safety. It blocks infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) radiation to improve energy efficiency, reduce heat gain, and protect interiors from UV damage, while integrating a UV-reflective pattern to enhance window visibility for birds. The coating...
Published: 2/10/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings
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Metasurface-Based Faraday Isolator
This is an ultrathin Faraday isolator that combines polarization-sensitive metasurfaces with a few-micron-thick magneto-optical (MO) material to achieve efficient and compact optical isolation. By using metasurfaces, it minimizes the traditional size and material constraints of Faraday isolators. The metasurfaces diffract light at different angles based...
Published: 2/10/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Quantum, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Nanomaterials
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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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High Resolution Printing System with Large Field Optics and Related Process
This invention focuses on developing a high-throughput 3D printing system with multiple printheads, each equipped with a custom microscope objective that offers a field of view (FOV) five times larger than the commercial objectives used in current systems. The enhanced FOV allows for a significant increase in production throughput and efficiency compared...
Published: 1/28/2025
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Inventor(s): Rongguang Liang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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3D Printed Glass Optical Elements with Controllable Local Transmission and Manufacturing Process
This invention is a method for fabricating complex 3D printed glass microstructures with controllable local transparency, targeting applications such as optical lens design and advanced optical components. It uses polymeric silsesquioxane (PSQ) and two-photon polymerization (TPP) to tune transparency levels by manipulating parameters like laser power,...
Published: 1/21/2025
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Inventor(s): Rongguang Liang, Zhihan Hong, Piaoran Ye, Douglas Loy
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design
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