Phase Difference Measurement Device for Optical Phased Arrays

    公开(公告)号:US20210063840A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16998551

    申请日:2020-08-20

    Applicant: IMEC VZW

    Abstract: A phase difference measurement device comprises at least two optical waveguides arranged in parallel in a first plane. Each optical waveguide comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion of at least one of the optical waveguides comprises a phase-shifting device configured to induce a phase shift of a light wave being transmitted in the phase difference measurement device. The device further comprises at least one phase interrogator device arranged in the first plane between two neighboring optical waveguides of the optical waveguides. The phase interrogator device is configured to couple light from the two neighboring optical waveguides to interfere in the phase interrogator to generate an interference light wave. At least one photodetector is arranged for detecting the interference light wave. The photodetector is arranged in a second plane other than the first plane.

    Absorption Spectrum Detection of a Fluid
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180156716A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15735475

    申请日:2016-06-30

    Applicant: IMEC VZW

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device for measuring an optical absorption property of a fluid as function of wavelength. The device comprises a broadband light source for emitting light, a plurality of integrated optical waveguides for guiding this light and a light coupler for coupling the emitted light into the integrated optical waveguides such that the light coupled into each integrated optical waveguide has substantially the same spectral distribution. The device also comprises a microfluidic channel for containing the fluid, arranged such as to allow an interaction of the light propagating through each waveguide with the fluid in the microfluidic channel, and a plurality of spectral analysis devices optically coupled to corresponding waveguides—such as to receive the light after interaction with the fluid. The spectral analysis devices are adapted for generating a signal representative of a plurality of spectral components of the light.

    Apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image

    公开(公告)号:US11442289B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16979512

    申请日:2019-03-04

    Applicant: IMEC VZW

    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying a three-dimensional image comprises: a light field generating unit (110), which is configured to receive an incident light beam (112) and generate a three-dimensional light field; and an image revealing medium (120), which is arranged to receive the three-dimensional light field generated by the light field generating unit (110), wherein the image revealing medium (120) comprises a fluid with bubbles or particles suspended in the fluid, wherein the bubbles or particles have a size in the range of 40-500 nm.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RANGE OF A SCENE USING FMCW LIDAR IMAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20220082696A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17476350

    申请日:2021-09-15

    Applicant: IMEC vzw

    Abstract: A system for determining a range of a scene is provided. In one aspect, the system includes an optical source to generate an input signal and a first optical coupler to tap a predetermined portion of the input signal as a local oscillator signal. The system includes an emitting unit to transmit a remaining portion of the input signal as an output signal onto the scene, and an imaging unit to receive return signals from the scene. The imaging unit includes an array of detectors directly coupled to one or more lenses. A position of each detector is associated with a unique direction of the return signals. Also, the lenses may receive and direct the return signals onto the detectors. Further, each detector of the array is configured to mix the local oscillator signal with a corresponding return signal thereby generating a RF beat signal that is further processed to determine the range of the scene.

    Integrated lens free imaging device

    公开(公告)号:US10921236B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16318293

    申请日:2017-07-20

    Applicant: IMEC VZW

    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an integrated lens-free imaging device. One embodiment includes a lens-free imaging device for imaging a sample. The lens-free imaging device includes a radiation guiding structure that includes a first surface parallel with a second surface. The lens-free imaging device also includes an imaging region. The radiation guiding structure is adapted for receiving an incoming radiation wave, thereby obtaining a confined radiation wave. At least one perturbation is present in the radiation guiding structure for generating, from the confined radiation wave, a first radiation wave and a second radiation wave. The radiation guiding structure is configured to direct the first radiation wave out of the radiation guiding structure toward the first surface to a sample measurement region. The radiation guiding structure is further configured to direct the second radiation wave toward the second surface to the imaging region.

    Detection of fluid absorption spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US10656087B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15580265

    申请日:2016-06-30

    Applicant: IMEC VZW

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for measuring an optical absorption property of a fluid as function of wavelength. The device comprises a broadband light source for emitting light, a plurality of integrated optical waveguides for guiding this light, and a light coupler for coupling the emitted light into the integrated optical waveguides such that the light coupled into each integrated optical waveguide has substantially the same spectral distribution. The device also comprises a microfluidic channel for containing the fluid, arranged such as to allow an interaction of the light propagating through each waveguide with the fluid in the microfluidic channel. Each integrated optical waveguide comprises an optical resonator for filtering the light guided by the waveguide according to a predetermined spectral component. The spectral component corresponding to each waveguide is substantially different from the spectral component corresponding to another of the waveguides.

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