BOLOMETER, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND BOLOMETRIC METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20180266889A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-20

    申请号:US15761082

    申请日:2016-08-12

    CPC classification number: G01J5/20 G01J5/0803 G01J5/0818 G01J5/10

    Abstract: Various aspects of this disclosure provide a bolometer including a substrate and a ring resonator structure over the substrate. The bolometer may also include a silicon oxide layer in thermal contact with the ring resonator structure. The bolometer may further include a first waveguide over the substrate and coupled to the ring resonator structure, the first waveguide configured to couple an infrared light to the ring resonator structure so that the infrared light generates a temperature increase in the silicon oxide layer. The bolometer may additionally include a second waveguide over the substrate and coupled to the ring resonator structure, the second waveguide configured to couple a probe light input to the ring resonator structure so that a probe light output is generated from the probe light input, the probe light output having a change in a characteristic from the probe light input based on the temperature increase.

    METHOD OF FORMING AN ELONGATED BODY WITH AN EMBEDDED CHANNEL

    公开(公告)号:US20180236604A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15755536

    申请日:2016-08-11

    Inventor: Guijun BI Jun WEI

    CPC classification number: B23K26/144 B23K26/21 B33Y10/00 B33Y80/00 E21B17/003

    Abstract: A method of forming an elongated body with an embedded channel extending longitudinally beneath a surface along a length of the elongated body, comprising forming the elongated body with an opened channel recessed into the elongated body; the opened channel having an inner and outer portion proximal and distal to and from a channel bottom respectively of the opened channel. The method further comprises placing an elongated cover over the opened channel, and having a base and two slope surfaces extending from the base toward an apex opposite the base to cover the inner portion of the opened channel with the base, and to form two grooves each having a profile defined by a corresponding slope surface of the elongated cover and a corresponding outer portion of the opened channel forming the groove. The method further comprises filling the two grooves to join the elongated cover to the elongated body.

    Energy harvesting apparatus and a method for operating an energy harvesting apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10050557B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-14

    申请号:US14020976

    申请日:2013-09-09

    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an energy harvesting apparatus, including: an energy harvester for generating electric power from an ambient source; a power conditioning circuit coupled to the output of the energy harvester; including: a boost converter module; a buck-boost converter module; and a power modification control module; wherein the power modification control module is configured to initialize the energy harvesting apparatus from inactivity to a normal energy harvesting state by operating the boost converter module, and operating the buck-boost converter when an output voltage of the power conditioning circuit rises to a predetermined value. A corresponding method of operating an energy harvesting apparatus is provided.

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