Adjustable compound microlens apparatus with MEMS controller
    1.
    发明授权
    Adjustable compound microlens apparatus with MEMS controller 有权
    具有MEMS控制器的可调复合微透镜装置

    公开(公告)号:US06912090B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-28

    申请号:US10391330

    申请日:2003-03-18

    摘要: An adjustable compound optical microlens apparatus comprises first and second microlenses that are separated from one another along their optical axes. At least one of the microlenses is movable relative to the other. In a preferred embodiment, one microlens is stationary, the other movable. A MEMS controller electrically controls the position of the movable microlens relative to the stationary microlens, or the positions of at least two movable microlenses relative to one another. In accordance with one embodiment of our invention, an array of such microlens apparatuses is also contemplated, especially for applications such optical switches and routers. In accordance with another embodiment of our invention, the apparatus functions as an optical filter or dispersion compensator. Also described is method of compensating for variations in an optical parameter (e.g., effective focal length) of such an apparatus in an array.

    摘要翻译: 可调复合光学微透镜装置包括沿其光轴彼此分离的第一和第二微透镜。 微透镜中的至少一个可相对于另一个移动。 在优选实施例中,一个微透镜是静止的,另一个是可移动的。 MEMS控制器电控制可移动微透镜相对于固定微透镜的位置,或者至少两个可移动微透镜相对于彼此的位置。 根据本发明的一个实施例,还设想了这种微透镜装置的阵列,特别是对于这种光开关和路由器的应用。 根据本发明的另一个实施例,该装置用作滤光器或色散补偿器。 还描述了补偿阵列中这种装置的光学参数(例如,有效焦距)的变化的方法。

    Micro-channel chemical concentrator
    2.
    发明申请
    Micro-channel chemical concentrator 有权
    微通道化学浓缩机

    公开(公告)号:US20050186118A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-25

    申请号:US10786199

    申请日:2004-02-25

    摘要: Apparatus and method for increasing the concentration of a chemical substance in a fluid comprise a micro-fluidic elongated channel formed in a substrate, with the channel being in fluid-flow communication with an ambient region along its elongated dimension. In general, the fluid includes first and second chemical substances having different vapor pressures. The apparatus includes an evaporation controller for increasing the evaporation rate of the fluid from the channel into the ambient region, thereby increasing the concentration of the higher vapor pressure (HVP) substance in the portion of the fluid remaining in the channel and increasing the concentration of the lower vapor pressure (LVP) substance in the portion of the fluid evaporated into the ambient region.

    摘要翻译: 用于增加流体中化学物质浓度的装置和方法包括形成在基底中的微流体细长通道,其中通道沿其细长尺寸与环境区域流体流动连通。 通常,流体包括具有不同蒸气压的第一和第二化学物质。 该装置包括用于增加流体从通道进入环境区域的蒸发速率的蒸发控制器,从而增加通道中保留的流体部分中较高蒸气压(HVP)物质的浓度, 流体部分中的较低蒸汽压(LVP)物质蒸发到环境区域。

    Patterned electronic and polarization optical devices
    5.
    发明授权
    Patterned electronic and polarization optical devices 有权
    图案化的电子和偏振光学器件

    公开(公告)号:US08866997B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-21

    申请号:US13287910

    申请日:2011-11-02

    摘要: Linear photo-oriented polymer (LPP) layers are situated to align liquid crystals in a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layer situated at or on the LPP layers. The LCP layer can include a guest such as a fluorophore that aligns with the liquid crystal so as to emit polarized fluorescence in response to an excitation beam. Layer LPP/LCP structures can be provided as light emitters, patterned polarizers, patterned retarders and other devices based on selection of one or more guest materials included in the LCP and alignable with the liquid crystal.

    摘要翻译: 定位线性光取向聚合物(LPP)层以将液晶取向在位于LPP层上或LPP层上的液晶聚合物(LCP)层中。 LCP层可以包括诸如荧光团的客体,其与液晶对准,以便响应于激发光束发射偏振荧光。 可以基于LCP中包含的一种或多种客体材料的选择并与液晶相配合来提供层LPP / LCP结构作为发光体,图案化偏振器,图案化延迟器和其它器件。

    Electric field mediated chemical reactors
    7.
    发明申请
    Electric field mediated chemical reactors 有权
    电场介导化学反应堆

    公开(公告)号:US20070000613A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-04

    申请号:US11148549

    申请日:2005-06-09

    IPC分类号: C23F1/00 C03C15/00

    摘要: A chemical reactor includes two or more substrates joined along planar surfaces thereof, a chemical reaction chamber located between the two or more substrates, and a pair of electrodes on one of the substrates and along a wall of the reaction chamber. Each substrate is a substantially dielectric or semiconductor substrate. The chemical reaction chamber has a hollow interior, one or more input ports to transport a gas into the hollow interior, and an output port to transport a byproduct out of the hollow interior.

    摘要翻译: 化学反应器包括沿其平面表面连接的两个或更多个基板,位于两个或更多个基板之间的化学反应室,以及位于其中一个基板上并沿反应室壁的一对电极。 每个衬底是基本上电介质或半导体衬底。 化学反应室具有中空的内部,一个或多个输入端口以将气体输送到中空内部,以及输出端口,用于将副产物输送出中空内部。

    Integrated planar ion traps
    8.
    发明申请
    Integrated planar ion traps 有权
    集成平面离子阱

    公开(公告)号:US20060169882A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-03

    申请号:US11048229

    申请日:2005-02-01

    IPC分类号: B32B3/00

    摘要: An apparatus for an ion trap includes an electrically conductive substrate having top and bottom surfaces and having vias that cross from the top surface to the bottom surface. The apparatus includes a pair of planar first electrodes supported over said top surface and second electrodes having planar surfaces. The planar surfaces are located over said top surface and are located laterally adjacent to said planar first electrodes. Each second electrode includes a portion that is located in one of the vias and traverses the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 用于离子阱的装置包括具有顶表面和底表面并且具有从顶表面到底表面交叉的通孔的导电基底。 该装置包括支撑在所述顶表面上的一对平面第一电极和具有平面的第二电极。 平面表面位于所述顶表面之上并且位于横向邻近所述平面第一电极。 每个第二电极包括位于通孔中的一个并穿过衬底的部分。

    Methods and apparatus for optical switching
    9.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for optical switching 失效
    光开关的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07068936B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-27

    申请号:US10161335

    申请日:2002-06-03

    IPC分类号: H04J14/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for providing a time slot switch which performs switching in the optical domain without the need for O-E-O conversion is described. The time slot switching device of the present invention may be part of a large switching device capable of performing switching and other function on WDM, TDM and WDM signals which are time division multiplexed. An optical time slot switch implemented using a time slot demultiplexer, optical cross-connect, variable delay lines and time slot multiplexer are described. Frequency conversion may be performed on a per time slot basis in cases where time slot signals are switched between lines using different wavelengths. Wave division demultiplexers and multiplexers can be added to the basic time slot switch to provide support for WDM switching and switching of TDM signals which are transmitted using wave division multiplexing.

    摘要翻译: 描述了提供在光域中进行切换而不需要O-E-O转换的时隙切换的方法和装置。 本发明的时隙切换装置可以是对时分复用的WDM,TDM和WDM信号进行切换等功能的大型交换装置的一部分。 描述了使用时隙解复用器,光交叉连接,可变延迟线和时隙多路复用器实现的光时隙交换机。 在使用不同波长的线路之间切换时隙信号的情况下,可以在每个时隙的基础上执行频率转换。 波分复用器和多路复用器可以添加到基本时隙交换机中,以支持使用波分复用传输的TDM信号的WDM交换和交换。

    Wafer supported, out-of-plane ion trap devices
    10.
    发明授权
    Wafer supported, out-of-plane ion trap devices 有权
    晶圆支撑,平面外离子阱装置

    公开(公告)号:US07012250B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-14

    申请号:US11003823

    申请日:2004-12-03

    CPC分类号: H01J49/424 H01J49/0018

    摘要: An ion trap device comprises a wafer that supports at least one plate forming an ion trapping region therebetween. The plate has an electrically insulating surface and a multiplicity of electrodes disposed on the insulating surface. The electrodes form at least one ion trap in the trapping region when suitable voltages are applied to the electrodes via conductors coupled to the wafer. The device has a multiplicity of ports for introducing ions into the trapping region and for extracting ions from that region. In embodiments that include a multiplicity of such plates, a first one of the plates is oriented at a non-zero angle to the major surface of the wafer and is rotateably mounted on that surface. In one embodiment, at least two of the plates form an elongated micro-channel having an axis of ion propagation, and the electrodes on at least one of the two plates are segmented along the direction of the axis, thereby forming a multiplicity of ion traps along the axis. A controller applies suitable voltage (e.g., sequentially) to the segmented electrodes, thereby shifting ions from one trap to another. Preferably, the electrodes on the two plates are segmented. Applications to mass spectrometers and shift registers are described.

    摘要翻译: 离子阱装置包括支撑至少一个在其间形成离子捕获区的板的晶片。 该板具有电绝缘表面和设置在绝缘表面上的多个电极。 当适当的电压通过耦合到晶片的导体施加到电极时,电极在俘获区域中形成至少一个离子阱。 该装置具有用于将离子引入俘获区域并从该区域提取离子的多个端口。 在包括多个这样的板的实施例中,第一板被定向成与晶片的主表面成非零角度并且可旋转地安装在该表面上。 在一个实施例中,至少两个板形成具有离子传播轴线的细长微通道,并且两个板中的至少一个板上的电极沿轴线方向分段,从而形成多个离子阱 沿着轴。 控制器将合适的电压(例如,顺序地)施加到分段的电极,从而将离子从一个阱移动到另一个。 优选地,将两个板上的电极分段。 描述了对质谱仪和移位寄存器的应用。