摘要:
A lens system with a lens formed of a material having a negative index of refraction in an operational frequency range, a first surface of the material having a convex hyperbolic curvature, and a second surface of the material having a concave circular curvature. A lens system can include two of these lenses, arranged with the concave circular surfaces facing each other. Far field radiation arriving at the hyperbolic surface of the the first lens is refracted by the lens material toward the circular surface, out of the first lens in a direction parallel to the original radiation direction, and into the circular surface of the second lens, where it is refracted toward the hyperbolic surface of the second lens, and exits the second lens in a direction parallel to the original direction. The lens material can have a tunable or fixed negative refractive index and/or resonant frequency.
摘要:
A cable having one or more conductive members and one or more strength members. Each conductive member has a metal microwire having an outer diameter and an inorganic cladding having an inner diameter. The microwire is positioned within the cladding, and the outer diameter of the microwire is at least about 2 microns less then the inner diameter of the cladding. Each strength member has a plurality of inorganic fibers surrounding the conductive members or an inorganic rod. The conductive members are conductive while applying a voltage of 5000 V to the conductive members and while exposing the cable to a temperature of about 1000° C.
摘要:
Materials and structures whose index of refraction can be tuned over a broad range of negative and positive values by applying above band-gap photons to a structure with a strip line element, a split ring resonator element, and a substrate, at least one of which is a photoconductive semiconductor material. Methods for switching between positive and negative values of n include applying above band-gap photons to different numbers of elements. In another embodiment, a structure includes a photoconductive semiconductor wafer, the wafer operable to receive above band-gap photons at an excitation frequency in an excitation pattern on a surface of the wafer, the excitation patterns generating an effective negative index of refraction. Methods for switching between positive and negative values of n include projecting different numbers of elements on the wafer. The resonant frequency of the structure is tuned by changing the size of the split ring resonator excitation patterns.
摘要:
The present invention is a process for making complex structures with nanoscale resolution in parallel by placing an NCG replica-based mask (or other suitable mask) in close proximity to a substrate and controlling, with nanoscale accuracy and precision, the relative movement of the mask and substrate while sequentially or concurrently carrying out a patterning process or processes. Another aspect of the invention is a diamond film with submicron and/or nanoscale features, that can be made by the method of the invention.
摘要:
The present invention is a process for making a nanochannel glass (NCG) rica, having the steps of: coating a face of an etched NCG with a replica material (with or without an intervening buffer layer), where the etched NCG face has a plurality of channels arranged in a desired pattern, to form a replica coating on the NCG conforming to the pattern; and removing the replica coating from the etched NCG. The present invention is also the replica made by this process.
摘要:
The present invention provides a wafer-like glass filter having channels therethrough having an average diameter of less than 1 micron, and further provides methods of making the filter.
摘要:
An increased plasmon resonance frequency stability drawn from a refractive index gradient spanning negative and positive values includes a two-dimensional array of tapered nanowells. A multilayer of alternating materials is associated with the two-dimensional array of tapered nanowells. The multilayer of alternating materials are alternating layers of electrical conductors and electrical insulators.
摘要:
Provided herein is a photonic bandgap (PBG) detector effective to detect inorganic molecules, organic biomolecules or biopolymers, cells, subcellular organelles, and particles. The PBG detector utilizes photonic crystals having a binding agent attached to channel surfaces comprising the crystals to selectively bind a molecule, cell or particle of interest so that an increase in light transmission is detectably induced within the photonic bandgap upon binding. Also provided are methods of optically detectiing an analyte and of identifying the presence of a cell or a particle in a biological sample.
摘要:
The present invention is a process for making a nanochannel glass (NCG) replica, having the steps of: coating a face of an etched NCG with a replica material (with or without an intervening buffer layer), where the etched NCG face has a plurality of channels arranged in a desired pattern, to form a replica coating on the NCG conforming to the pattern; and removing the replica coating from the etched NCG. The present invention is also the replica made by this process.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device mprising the steps of:forming a glass block of an acid inert glass having acid etchable glass rods extending therethrough, the acid etchable glass rods having an average diameter of less than 1 micron;partially etching one end of the acid etchable rods surface of the glass block to form cavities in the glass block on one surface thereof having an average diameter of less than 1 micron;depositing material(s) in the cavities to form a semiconductor device.The present invention also provides a method for forming a semiconductor device in which the acid etchable glass rods are completely etched and the deposition material(s) is deposited to fill the nanochannels formed by the etching.The present invention also provides semiconductor devices made by these methods.