公开(公告)号：US20080158568A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US12044020

申请日：2008-03-07

申请人： Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Shivappa Ningappa Goravar ,  Renato Guida ,  David Cecil Hays ,  Dirk Lange ,  Boon Kwee Lee ,  Sandip Maity ,  Long Que ,  Anis Zribi

发明人： Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Shivappa Ningappa Goravar ,  Renato Guida ,  David Cecil Hays ,  Dirk Lange ,  Boon Kwee Lee ,  Sandip Maity ,  Long Que ,  Anis Zribi

IPC分类号： G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01N2021/656 ,  G01N2201/0221

摘要： An interferometer includes a resonant cavity having a movable mirror and at least one fiber optic component acting as a fixed mirror. A surface of the fiber optic component is coated with a reflective film. An actuator is coupled to the movable mirror, such that when a scattered optical beam is coupled to the cavity, interference occurs between the surface of the fiber optic component coated with reflective film and a surface of the movable mirror facing the surface of the fiber optic component coated with reflective film. The reflective film on the surface of the fiber optic component causes closely spaced spectral lines within the scattered optical beam to be suitably resolved.

摘要翻译： 干涉仪包括具有可移动反射镜的谐振腔和用作固定镜的至少一个光纤部件。 光纤部件的表面涂覆有反射膜。 致动器耦合到可移动反射镜，使得当散射的光束耦合到空腔时，在涂覆有反射膜的光纤部件的表面与可移动镜的面向光纤表面的表面之间发生干涉 涂有反射膜的部件。 光纤组件表面上的反射膜导致散射光束内的紧密间隔的光谱线被适当地分辨。

公开(公告)号：US07551287B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-23

申请号：US11502186

申请日：2006-08-10

申请人： Anis Zribi ,  Glenn S. Claydon ,  David C. Hays ,  Stacey Kennerly ,  Long Que ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Shivappa Goravar ,  Ayan Banerjec

发明人： Anis Zribi ,  Glenn S. Claydon ,  David C. Hays ,  Stacey Kennerly ,  Long Que ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Shivappa Goravar ,  Ayan Banerjec

IPC分类号： G01B9/02 ,  G01J3/45 ,  G01N21/00

CPC分类号： A45D1/04 ,  A45D4/18

摘要： According to one embodiment, a micro-electrical mechanical system apparatus includes a bi-stable actuator and at least one movable Fabry-Perot filter cavity mirror coupled to the bi-stable actuator. The bi-stable actuator may be associated with a first latched position and a second latched position and may comprise, for example, a thermal device, an electrostatic device (e.g., a parallel plate or comb drive), or a magnetic device. According to some embodiments, a relationship between a voltage applied to an actuator of a Fabry-Perot filter and an amount of displacement associated with a movable mirror is substantially linear.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，微电机械系统装置包括耦合到双稳态致动器的双稳态致动器和至少一个可移动的法布里 - 珀罗滤波器腔镜。 双稳态致动器可以与第一锁定位置和第二锁定位置相关联，并且可以包括例如热装置，静电装置（例如，平行板或梳驱动器）或磁性装置。 根据一些实施例，施加到法布里 - 珀罗滤波器的致动器的电压与与可移动镜相关联的位移量之间的关系基本上是线性的。

公开(公告)号：US07505128B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-17

申请号：US11400948

申请日：2006-04-10

申请人： Anis Zribi ,  Stacey Joy Kennerly ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Long Que ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Shivappa Ningappa Goravar ,  David Cecil Hays

发明人： Anis Zribi ,  Stacey Joy Kennerly ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Long Que ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Shivappa Ningappa Goravar ,  David Cecil Hays

IPC分类号： G01J3/44

CPC分类号： G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J3/26 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G01N21/65 ,  G01N21/658 ,  G01N2201/0221

摘要： An integrated spectrometer instrument, including an optical source formed on a chip, the optical source configured to generate an incident optical beam upon a sample to be measured. Collection optics formed on the chip are configured to receive a scattered optical beam from the sample, and filtering optics formed on the chip are configured to remove elastically scattered light from the scattered optical beam at a wavelength corresponding to the optical source. A tunable filter formed on the chip is configured to pass selected wavelengths of the scattered optical beam, and a photo detector device formed on the chip is configured to generate an output signal corresponding to the intensity of photons passed through the tunable filter.

摘要翻译： 一种集成光谱仪器，包括形成在芯片上的光源，所述光源被配置为在待测样品上产生入射光束。 形成在芯片上的采集光学元件被配置为接收来自样品的散射光束，并且形成在芯片上的滤光光学元件被配置为以对应于光源的波长去除来自散射光束的弹性散射光。 形成在芯片上的可调滤波器被配置为通过散射光束的选定波长，并且形成在芯片上的光检测器装置被配置为产生对应于通过可调谐滤波器的光子的强度的输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US20080239306A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US11693277

申请日：2007-03-29

申请人： William Scott Sutherland ,  Anis Zribi ,  Long Que ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Stacey Joy Kennerly ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Shivappa Ningappa Goravar ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  David Cecil Hays ,  Victor Samper ,  Dirk Lange ,  Marko Baller ,  Min-Yi Shih ,  Sandip Maity

发明人： William Scott Sutherland ,  Anis Zribi ,  Long Que ,  Glenn Scott Claydon ,  Stacey Joy Kennerly ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Shivappa Ningappa Goravar ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  David Cecil Hays ,  Victor Samper ,  Dirk Lange ,  Marko Baller ,  Min-Yi Shih ,  Sandip Maity

IPC分类号： G01J3/44 ,  G01N21/55 ,  G02B26/08

CPC分类号： G01N21/65 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/021 ,  G01J3/0218 ,  G01J3/0232 ,  G01J3/0237 ,  G01J3/027 ,  G01J3/0289 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/1895 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G02B26/02 ,  G02B26/0808 ,  G02B26/0816

摘要： A system and method for managing optical power for controlling thermal alteration of a sample undergoing spectroscopic analysis is provided. The system includes a moveable laser beam generator for irradiating the sample and a beam shaping device for moving and shaping the laser beam to prevent thermal overload or build up in the sample. The moveable laser beam generator includes at least one beam shaping device selected from the group consisting of at least one optical lens, at least one optical diffractor, at least one optical path difference modulator, at least one moveable mirror, at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) integrated circuit (IC), and/or a liquid droplet. The system also includes an at least two degree of freedom (2 DOF) moveable substrate platform and a controller for controlling the laser beam generator and the substrate platform, and for analyzing light reflected from the sample.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于管理用于控制进行光谱分析的样品的热变化的光功率的系统和方法。 该系统包括用于照射样品的可移动激光束发生器和用于移动和成形激光束的光束整形装置，以防止样品中的热过载或积聚。 可移动激光束发生器包括至少一个光束成形装置，其选自由至少一个光学透镜，至少一个光学衍射器，至少一个光程差调制器，至少一个可动反射镜，至少一个微电极 机电系统（MEMS）集成电路（IC）和/或液滴。 该系统还包括至少两个自由度（2自由度）可移动基板平台和用于控制激光束发生器和基板平台的控制器，并用于分析从样品反射的光。

公开(公告)号：US20080169707A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-17

申请号：US11622483

申请日：2007-01-12

申请人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park ,  Christopher Keimel ,  Long Que ,  Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore ,  Abhijeet Dinkar Sathe ,  Xuefeng Wang ,  Edward Keith Howell

发明人： Joshua Isaac Wright ,  Kanakasabapathi Subramanian ,  William James Premerlani ,  John Norton Park ,  Christopher Keimel ,  Long Que ,  Kuna Venkat Satya Rama Kishore ,  Abhijeet Dinkar Sathe ,  Xuefeng Wang ,  Edward Keith Howell

IPC分类号： H01H9/54

CPC分类号： H01H59/0009 ,  H01H47/22 ,  Y10T307/937

摘要： A gating voltage control system and method are provided for electrostatically actuating a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) device, e.g., a MEMS switch. The device may comprise an electrostatically responsive actuator movable through a gap for actuating the device to a respective actuating condition corresponding to one of a first actuating condition (e.g., a closed switching condition) and a second actuating condition (e.g., an open switching condition). The gating voltage control system may comprise a drive circuit electrically coupled to a gate terminal of the device to apply a gating voltage. The gating voltage control system may further comprise a controller electrically coupled to the drive circuit to control the gating voltage applied to the gating terminal in accordance with a gating voltage control sequence. The gating voltage control sequence may comprise a first interval for ramping up the gating voltage to a voltage level for producing an electrostatic force sufficient to accelerate the actuator through a portion of the gap to be traversed by the actuator to reach a respective actuating condition. The gating voltage control sequence may further comprise a second interval for ramping down the gating voltage to a level sufficient to reduce the electrostatic force acting on the movable actuator. This allows reducing the amount of force at which the actuator engages a contact for establishing the first actuating condition, or avoiding an overshoot position of the actuator while reaching the second actuating condition.

摘要翻译： 提供了门控电压控制系统和方法，用于静电致动微机电系统（MEMS）装置，例如MEMS开关。 该装置可以包括静电响应致动器，其可通过间隙移动，以将装置致动到对应于第一致动状态（例如，闭合开关状态）和第二致动状态（例如，开启状态）之一的相应致动状态， 。 门控电压控制系统可以包括电耦合到该器件的栅极端子以施加选通电压的驱动电路。 门控电压控制系统还可以包括电耦合到驱动电路的控制器，以根据门控电压控制顺序控制施加到门控端子的门控电压。 门控电压控制序列可以包括用于将门控电压升高到电压电平的第一间隔，用于产生足以通过由致动器穿过的间隙的一部分来加速致动器以达到相应的致动状态的静电力。 门控电压控制序列还可以包括用于将门控电压降低到足以减小作用在可移动致动器上的静电力的水平的第二间隔。 这允许减小致动器接合接触件以建立第一致动条件的力的量，或者避免致动器在达到第二致动状态时的过冲位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080018890A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-24

申请号：US11459449

申请日：2006-07-24

申请人： Sandip Maity ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Anis Zribi ,  Stacey Kennerly ,  Long Que ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Shivappa Goravar

发明人： Sandip Maity ,  Ayan Banerjee ,  Anis Zribi ,  Stacey Kennerly ,  Long Que ,  Glenn Claydon ,  Shankar Chandrasekaran ,  Shivappa Goravar

IPC分类号： G01J3/44

CPC分类号： G01J3/44 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/0232 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0264 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/0286 ,  G01J3/0297 ,  G01J3/1895 ,  G01J3/4338 ,  G02B26/04 ,  H01L31/107

摘要： A method of Raman detection for a portable, integrated spectrometer instrument includes directing Raman scattered photons by a sample to an avalanche photodiode (APD), the APD configured to generate an output signal responsive to the intensity of the Raman scattered photons incident thereon. The output signal of the APD is amplified and passed through a discriminator so as to reject at least one or more of amplifier noise and dark noise. A number of discrete output pulses within a set operational range of the discriminator is counted so as to determine a number of photons detected by the APD.

摘要翻译： 用于便携式，集成光谱仪器的拉曼检测方法包括将样品的拉曼散射光子引导到雪崩光电二极管（APD），APD被配置为响应入射在其上的拉曼散射光子的强度产生输出信号。 APD的输出信号被放大并通过鉴频器，以便抑制至少一个或多个放大器噪声和暗噪声。 对鉴别器的设定操作范围内的多个离散输出脉冲进行计数，以便确定APD检测到的光子数量。

公开(公告)号：US20070196048A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-23

申请号：US11652947

申请日：2007-01-12

申请人： Almantas Galvanauskas ,  Yogesh Gianchandani ,  Liao Kai-Hsiu ,  Kabir Udeshi ,  Long Que

发明人： Almantas Galvanauskas ,  Yogesh Gianchandani ,  Liao Kai-Hsiu ,  Kabir Udeshi ,  Long Que

IPC分类号： G02B6/34

CPC分类号： G02F1/0134 ,  G02B6/02085 ,  G02B6/02195 ,  G02B6/022 ,  G02B6/2932 ,  G02F2201/307

摘要： A fiber including a fiber grating and at least one refractive index modifier interfacing the fiber grating, the at least one refractive index modifier selectively introducing a refractive-index change on the fiber grating.

摘要翻译： 一种光纤，包括光纤光栅和至少一个与光纤光栅接合的折射率调节剂，所述至少一种折射率改性剂在光纤光栅上选择性地引入折射率变化。

公开(公告)号：US20050093417A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-05

申请号：US10937918

申请日：2004-09-10

申请人： Yogesh Gianchandani ,  Ghester Wilson ,  Long Que ,  Bhaskar Mitra ,  Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy

发明人： Yogesh Gianchandani ,  Ghester Wilson ,  Long Que ,  Bhaskar Mitra ,  Ponnambalam Selvaganapathy

IPC分类号： G01J3/30 ,  G01J3/443 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G01N21/67 ,  G01N21/69 ,  G02B20060101 ,  H01J13/00 ,  H01J17/00 ,  H01J61/58 ,  H01J61/64

CPC分类号： H01J61/58 ,  G01N21/645 ,  G01N21/67 ,  G01N21/69 ,  G01N2021/6417

摘要： A micro-discharge optical source apparatus and a method and system which utilizes the apparatus to analyze a sample are provided. The apparatus includes a substrate and an anode electrode and a cathode electrode supported on the substrate. One of the electrodes, such as the cathode, is preferably a liquid electrode. The electrodes are spaced apart to define an inter-electrode gap therebetween. The apparatus further includes a voltage source for applying a voltage between the electrodes sufficient to generate a glow micro-discharge in the gap to cause a first emission having a first desired excitation spectrum. An optical element is integrated with the substrate to direct the first emission to travel along an optical path including an axis. In one embodiment, the system detects the direct fluorescence of a sample such as tryptophan and other amino acids. In another embodiment, the system detects fluorescence of dye-labeled biochemicals.

摘要翻译： 提供一种微放电光源装置以及利用该装置分析样品的方法和系统。 该装置包括基板和支撑在基板上的阳极电极和阴极电极。 诸如阴极的电极之一优选为液体电极。 电极间隔开以限定它们之间的电极间间隙。 该装置还包括用于在电极之间施加足以在间隙中产生辉光微放电以产生具有第一期望激发光谱的第一发射的电压的电压源。 光学元件与衬底集成以引导第一发射沿着包括轴的光路行进。 在一个实施方案中，系统检测样品如色氨酸和其它氨基酸的直接荧光。 在另一个实施方案中，该系统检测染料标记的生物化学物质的荧光。