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Solution-Based, Multicomponent Additive Manufacturing of Chalcogenide Glass
This invention is a novel method for Additive Manufacturing (AM) of multicomponent chalcogenide glass and other devices using a solvent with very low dissolution kinetics and a low temperature high-energy ball milling technique. Chalcogenide compound powders are produced and dissolved with inorganic solvents at room temperature to create a solution...
Published: 9/11/2026
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Updated: 9/11/2026
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Inventor(s): Pierre Lucas
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals
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Photo-DSG Platform for Diffractive, Holographic, and Integrated Photonics
This technology describes a sulfur-derived photopatternable optical glass that enables direct fabrication of free-space and integrated photonic devices using standard photolithographic processing with many embodiments. This invention is a versatile photonic materials platform.
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The growing demand for AR/VR, LiDAR, and integrated photonics...
Published: 8/24/2026
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Updated: 8/24/2026
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Inventor(s): Dong-Chul Pyun, Robert Norwood, Ramses Hyde, Matthew Malaker
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Communications & Networking > Optical, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
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High-Speed Optical Modulation and Spatial Light Modulation Using Nanoelectromechanical Systems Coupled to Photonic Resonance
This invention describes devices that combine nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) with photonic resonances to achieve high-speed control of optical amplitude. The invention combines the high mechanical bandwidth of NEMS with strong optical transduction to enable modulation speeds that exceed MEMS-based spatial light modulators (SLMs) while maintaining...
Published: 8/24/2026
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Updated: 8/24/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Telecommunications, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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Method and System for Wavefront Shaping at Long Wavelengths
This invention is a proposed field modulation system that expands the upper wavelength limit of phase modulation achievable by a spatial light modulator. It combines a phase mask, spatial filter, and computational phase selection algorithm. This enables the creation of spatial light modulators that can modulate both phase and amplitude by trading in...
Published: 7/13/2026
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Updated: 7/13/2026
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Inventor(s): Florian Willomitzer, John Bass, Muralidhar Madabhushi Balaji
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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EUV Lithography System Using Segmented Transmissive Projection Optics
This invention describes a system where extreme ultra-violet (EUV) radiation is patterned and projected onto a wafer using transmissive membrane optics while managing thermal absorption, membrane mechanical stability, and optical obscuration. This enables programmable or mask-based projection lithography using transmissive optical elements.
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Published: 6/29/2026
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Updated: 6/29/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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Non-local EUV Metasurfaces and Reflective Non-local EUV Metalenses
This invention describes a planar reflective optical platform for extreme ultraviolet wavelengths based on guided-mode resonators in thin-film dielectric waveguides. The invention enables reflective wavefront control, focusing, and aberration correction through nonlocal metasurface physics. This eliminates the need for multilayer Bragg reflectors.
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Published: 6/29/2026
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Updated: 6/29/2026
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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
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Integrated Optical Side-Channel Suppression Architecture for CMOS Devices
This invention addresses two separate physical leakage pathways in CMOS circuits: mid-infrared thermal emission and near-infrared photon emission. The invention integrates two mechanisms into standard back-end-of-line fabrication processes to provide a unified method for reducing optical side-channel vulnerability without altering the performance of...
Published: 6/29/2026
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Updated: 6/29/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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Thin-Film-Glass Organic Electro-Optic Modulator for Ultra-High-Speed and Energy-Efficient Optical Interconnects
This invention is a type of ultra-high-speed electro-optic modulator (>100GHz) that integrates nonlinear optical polymers with thin film waveguides to allow for high-bandwidth modulation with low drive voltage. These devices could offer a practical replacement for silicon nitride or thin-film lithium niobate modulators. Unlike conventional silicon...
Published: 7/17/2026
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Updated: 6/26/2026
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Inventor(s): Yasufumi Enami
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Telecommunications > Electro-Optic Devices, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication > Optical, EO & MO, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Telecommunications, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Data Storage, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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Alignment-Free Optical Systems
This invention introduces a fabrication-defined approach to optical system alignment where the relative positions and orientations of optical elements are encoded directly into the fabrication process and integrated with mechanical reference features.
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Precision optical systems typically require careful manual alignment during assembly...
Published: 6/22/2026
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Updated: 6/22/2026
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Inventor(s): Rongguang Liang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Optical Fab / Metrology, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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Efficient Ce3+–Tb3+ Energy Transfer in BASL-Ce/Tb Co-Doped Glass for Photonic Applications
This invention describes a method of fabricating novel low-SWaP (size, weight, and power) lasers and magneto-optical devices based on innovative Ce3+/Tb3+ co-doped BASL glass. The ability of this glass to efficiently support energy transfer at wavelengths up to 390 nm, beyond conventional limits, makes it highly promising for use in radiation-hardened...
Published: 3/3/2026
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Updated: 3/3/2026
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Inventor(s): Viktor Dubrovin
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lasers & Other Sources, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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