公开(公告)号：US09919921B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14604896

申请日：2015-01-26

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate ,  DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC

Inventor： Victor M. Bright ,  Steven George ,  Joseph J. Brown ,  Nathan T. Eigenfeld ,  Jason M. Gray ,  George Dee Skidmore

IPC: H01L21/20 ,  B82B3/00 ,  B81C1/00 ,  B05D3/14 ,  B05D7/24 ,  B82B1/00 ,  C23C16/01 ,  C23C16/02 ,  C23C16/14 ,  C23C16/40 ,  C23C16/455 ,  C23C16/56 ,  B82Y30/00

CPC classification number: B82B3/008 ,  B05D3/145 ,  B05D7/24 ,  B81C1/0019 ,  B81C1/00492 ,  B82B1/005 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  C23C16/01 ,  C23C16/0245 ,  C23C16/14 ,  C23C16/403 ,  C23C16/45525 ,  C23C16/45553 ,  C23C16/45555 ,  C23C16/56 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel nano- and micro-electromechanical devices and novel methods of preparing them. In one aspect, the invention includes methods of preparing a nanodevice. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise coating a polymer layer with a first at least one thin solid material layer using atomic layer deposition (ALD), thus forming an ALD-generated layer. In other embodiments, the methods comprise patterning the first at least one thin solid material layer to form a nanodevice. In yet other embodiments, the methods comprise releasing the nanodevice from the polymer layer.

公开(公告)号：US20170010456A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15113303

申请日：2015-01-22

Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE

Inventor： Juliet T. Gopinath ,  Emily A. Gibson ,  Victor M. Bright ,  Richard Weir ,  Diego Restrepo

IPC: G02B23/24 ,  G02B21/00 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G02B23/26 ,  G02B26/00

CPC classification number: G02B23/243 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02B6/06 ,  G02B21/0032 ,  G02B21/006 ,  G02B21/0076 ,  G02B23/2446 ,  G02B23/2469 ,  G02B23/26 ,  G02B26/005 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N2005/2255

Abstract: The present disclosure relates optical imaging devices and methods useful in biological and medical imaging applications. In one embodiment, an optical imaging device includes a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end, the output of the source of pulsed infrared radiation being optically coupled to the first end of the flexible lightguide; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the a variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide. The optical imaging devices and methods can be used in both confocal and multi-photon techniques.

Abstract translation: 本公开涉及在生物和医学成像应用中有用的光学成像装置和方法。 在一个实施例中，光学成像装置包括具有第一端和第二端的柔性光导，脉冲红外辐射源的输出光耦合到柔性光导的第一端; 透镜组件，其附接到光学耦合到柔性光导的第二端，所述透镜组件包括可变焦距透镜元件，所述可变焦距透镜元件具有可调焦距; 以及耦合到柔性光导以检测从柔性光导的第二端朝向第一端传播的辐射的光电检测器。 光学成像装置和方法可以用于共聚焦和多光子技术。

公开(公告)号：US20250044584A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18609724

申请日：2024-03-19

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate

Inventor： Juliet Gopinath ,  Mo Zohrabi ,  Victor M. Bright ,  Omkar Supekar ,  Robert H. Cormack ,  Emily Gibson ,  Connor McCullough

IPC: G02B27/00 ,  G02B21/06

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods and systems useful in imaging applications, especially biological imaging applications, and applications in the metrology, atmospheric, scientific and medical fields. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method of imaging an object, including illuminating the object with incident radiation through one or more adaptive optical elements; receiving transmitted radiation from the object at a photodetector to provide a base image; and performing the following steps one or more times: adjusting the one or more adaptive optical elements, the adjustment including modifying an optical transfer function of the one or more adaptive optical elements, and receiving transmitted radiation from the object at the photodetector to provide an adjusted image; wherein the adjustment and receiving steps are performed until the adjusted image has substantially reduced aberrations compared to the base image.

公开(公告)号：US20240159942A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18508114

申请日：2023-11-13

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate

Inventor： Juliet T. Gopinath ,  Samuel D. Gilinsky ,  Mo Zohrabi ,  Victor M. Bright ,  Omkar D. Supekar ,  Wei Yang Lim

IPC: G02B3/00 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02F1/29

CPC classification number: G02B3/0056 ,  G02B3/14 ,  G02F1/294

Abstract: A microlens array includes a bottom electrode chip, a sidewall electrode chip, and a top glass chip configured to cooperate to define an array of cavities, each one of the array of cavities containing a fluid. The fluid is a mixture of a polar liquid and a non-polar liquid, in contact with one of the array of sidewalls at a contact angle. The bottom electrode chip includes a plurality of electrical contacts. The sidewall electrode chip includes an array of sidewalls, each including an electrode layer and an insulator layer. When a voltage is applied across the fluid contained a cavity via electrical contacts and the electrode layer of the cavity, the contact angle of the fluid with the sidewall is modified, in embodiments without affecting the contact angle of fluid contained in other ones of the plurality of array of cavities.

公开(公告)号：US11221435B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16326159

申请日：2017-08-15

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate

Inventor： Juliet T. Gopinath ,  Victor M. Bright ,  Mo Zohrabi ,  Robert H. Cormack

IPC: G02B3/00 ,  G02B3/12 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G02B26/10 ,  G02B26/08

Abstract: Wide-angle beam steering using two or more variable lenses to form a small-angle beam steering element, along with a numerical aperture converter and a wide-angle lens. The small-angle beam steering element might comprise either one- or two-dimensional beam steering with tunable liquid lenses.

公开(公告)号：US20210333443A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US16326159

申请日：2017-08-15

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate

Inventor： Juliet T. Gopinath ,  Victor M. Bright ,  Mo Zohrabi ,  Robert H. Cormack

IPC: G02B3/12 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B26/10

Abstract: Wide-angle beam steering using two or more variable lenses to form a small-angle beam steering element, along with a numerical aperture converter and a wide-angle lens. The small-angle beam steering element might comprise either one- or two-dimensional beam steering with tunable liquid lenses.

公开(公告)号：US20200183147A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16789704

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate

Inventor： Juliet T. Gopinath ,  Victor M. Bright ,  Andrew M. Jones

IPC: G02B26/00 ,  G02B3/12 ,  G02B26/08 ,  G02B26/02

Abstract: Electrowetting-actuated optical shutters based on total internal reflection or beam steering. An electrowetting cell contains a conducting liquid and a non-conducting liquid configured to form a liquid-liquid interface extending to the inner walls of the cell. A beam of light is directed to the liquid-liquid interface at an angle near the total internal reflection angle of the interface. Voltage changes the shape of the liquid-liquid interface, without separating it from the inner walls of the cell. Thus, when depending on the voltage applied, the beam is either transmitted in part or substantially totally internal reflected.

公开(公告)号：US20160304341A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-20

申请号：US14604896

申请日：2015-01-26

Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate ,  DRS RSTA, Inc. (DRS Technologies)

Inventor： Victor M. Bright ,  Steven George ,  Joseph J. Brown ,  Nathan T. Eigenfeld ,  Jason M. Gray ,  George Dee Skidmore

IPC: B82B3/00 ,  C23C16/01 ,  C23C16/455 ,  B82B1/00 ,  C23C16/14 ,  C23C16/02 ,  B05D7/24 ,  B05D3/14 ,  C23C16/56 ,  C23C16/40

CPC classification number: B82B3/008 ,  B05D3/145 ,  B05D7/24 ,  B81C1/0019 ,  B81C1/00492 ,  B82B1/005 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  C23C16/01 ,  C23C16/0245 ,  C23C16/14 ,  C23C16/403 ,  C23C16/45525 ,  C23C16/45553 ,  C23C16/45555 ,  C23C16/56 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel nano- and micro-electromechanical devices and novel methods of preparing them. In one aspect, the invention includes methods of preparing a nanodevice. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise coating a polymer layer with a first at least one thin solid material layer using atomic layer deposition (ALD), thus forming an ALD-generated layer. In other embodiments, the methods comprise patterning the first at least one thin solid material layer to form a nanodevice. In yet other embodiments, the methods comprise releasing the nanodevice from the polymer layer.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及新颖的纳米和微机电器件及其制备方法。 一方面，本发明包括制备纳米器件的方法。 在某些实施方案中，所述方法包括使用原子层沉积（ALD）涂覆具有第一至少一个薄固体材料层的聚合物层，从而形成ALD生成层。 在其他实施例中，方法包括图案化第一至少一个细固体材料层以形成纳米器件。 在其它实施方案中，所述方法包括从聚合物层释放纳米器件。