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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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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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Lunar Coronagraph
This technology is a sensing system designed to detect and image objects in space near the moon, which are difficult to image with standard telescopes due to the moon’s brightness. This system is a dedicated coronagraph where the straylight from the Moon is significantly suppressed enabling us to track cislunar objects very close to the Moon....
Published: 6/5/2025
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Inventor(s): Vishnu Reddy Kanupuru, Scott Tucker
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Devices & Instrumentation, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection
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Vertical/Slanted Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Seismic Monitoring and Earthquake Prediction
This invention introduces a vertical/slanted distributed fiber optic sensing system for advanced earthquake prediction and seismic monitoring. It uses fiber optic sensors embedded in vertical or slanted boreholes to monitor seismic activity through distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), temperature sensing (DTS), strain sensing (DSS), and other techniques....
Published: 7/30/2025
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Inventor(s): Mehmetcan Akbulut
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Fiber Optics, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls > Motion & Force
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