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Interface Profilometry with Third Harmonic Generation Microscopy
This invention describes a method of third harmonic-generation (THG) multiphoton microscopy for interface profilometry with depth resolution at the nanometer scale. While the axial resolution of the system is on the scale of micrometers, this invention can precisely define the peak of a THG depth response curve, or how intensity varies as a function...
Published: 11/10/2025
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Inventor(s): Khanh Kieu
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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Entanglement Distribution Over Atmospheric Turbulence Channels Enabled by Adaptive Optics
This innovation is a system and method for using free-space optical (FSO) links to distribute entanglement and use adaptive optics to deal with the effects of atmospheric turbulence. To generate entangled photons, the system uses mature telecommunications devices like a C-band tunable laser, periodically poled Lithium Niobate (PPLN) waveguides, and...
Published: 11/4/2025
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Inventor(s): Ivan Djordjevic, Vijay Nafria
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Communications & Networking, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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Technique for Measuring Particles with a Light Sheet Microscope
This invention is a companion device to the portable, field-deployable light sheet microscope device developed for detecting airborne particle morphology (UA26-002). This device has an improved, simplified design with an alternate optical configuration for imaging airborne particles as they pass through an air column.
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Airborne particle...
Published: 10/14/2025
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Inventor(s): Matthew Mavko, Dongkyun Kang, Momoka Sugimura, Yong Jun Kim, Nikolaus Anderson
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Devices & Instrumentation
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Frequency-Locked Optical Microresonator System for Trace Detection of Mustard Gas
This invention is an optical sensing system for trace detection of mustard gas. It is a method of detecting small quantities of gases (such as mustard gas) using the Frequency-Locked Optical Whispering Evanescent Resonator (FLOWER) technique.
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Optical microresonators are photonic devices that confine light in tiny volumes with very high-quality...
Published: 9/30/2025
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Inventor(s): Tsu-Te Su, Yinchao Xu, Chloe Cerione, Adam Zoll, Sartanee Suebka, Euan Mcleod, Brian Stoltz
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls > Chemical & Gas
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Suspended Photonic Membrane Sensor with Resonance Modulation via Substrate-Proximal Coupling
This invention describes a novel photonic sensor based on a suspended membrane and a substrate that supports high-Q optical resonances sensitive to nanometer-scale membrane deflections. The technology exploits mechanically induced modulation of optical resonance conditions (such as guided-mode resonance, bound states in the continuum, and high contrast...
Published: 9/26/2025
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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, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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A Piezo-Actuated Optomechanical Magnetometer
This technology provides a highly sensitive, compact device designed for precise magnetic field measurements across a wide frequency range. By integrating photonic structures with magnetostrictive and piezoelectric thin films, the invention efficiently converts magnetic fields into detectable signals. One notable benefit is its adjustable piezoelectric...
Published: 9/3/2025
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Inventor(s): Matthew Eichenfield, Zachary Castillo, Brandon Smith
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Devices & Instrumentation, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls > Motion & Force
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High-Sensitivity Acoustic Sensing via Free-Space Coupled Microtoroid Resonators
This technology introduces a high-sensitivity acoustic sensing system based on a microtoroid resonator paired with a free-space optical coupling setup. Sound waves in the environment create tiny vibrations that shift the resonator’s frequency, allowing even subtle acoustic signals to be picked up with great precision. Unlike traditional sensor...
Published: 8/11/2025
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Inventor(s): Tsu-Te Su, Sartanee Suebka
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Remote Sensing
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Backsurface Treatment of Optical Substrates for Improved Thermal Conductivity and Dynamic Survival
This invention is an adhesive that is applied to the back of optical substrate mirrors such as the ones used in aerospace applications. The adhesive when applied, it provides acoustic dampening and uniform dissipation of heat, thus protecting the optical component from stress and heating. This is particularly innovative for aerospace applications where...
Published: 8/7/2025
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Inventor(s): Ewan Douglas, Oscar Montoya, Lori Harrison
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Optical Fab / Metrology, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals
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Monolithically Integrated Plasmonic Biosensors in Standard CMOS Technology for Ultra-sensitive and Multiplexed Bio-Detection
This invention proposes an approach to biosensing by monolithically integrating plasmonic elements with Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) sensors within a single CMOS foundry process. Utilizing the Back-End-Of-the-Line (BEOL) metal layers in a standard CMOS chip and exposing part or all of these metallic structures to introduce biomolecules,...
Published: 7/2/2025
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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Polarization Neutral Point Position Estimation Method
This invention is a location estimation method for the sky’s neutral points, specifically applied to the Babinet neutral point, that uses ultraviolet polarization imaging to determine the polarization signature of the sky. This invention further develops the Ultraviolet Linear Stokes Imaging Polarimeter (ULTRASIP), a ground-based instrument that...
Published: 7/18/2025
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Inventor(s): Meredith Kupinski
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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