公开(公告)号：US07990336B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-02

申请号：US12213449

申请日：2008-06-19

申请人： Michael Maines ,  Narada Bradman ,  Mark Davidson

发明人： Michael Maines ,  Narada Bradman ,  Mark Davidson

IPC分类号： H01Q1/36

CPC分类号： H01J25/00

摘要： An electronic receiver array for detecting microwave signals. Ultra-small resonant devices resonate at a frequency higher than the microwave frequency (for example, the optical frequencies) when the microwave energy is incident to the receiver. A microwave antenna couples the microwave energy and excites the ultra-small resonant structures to produce Plasmon activity on the surfaces of the resonant structures. The Plasmon activity produces detectable electromagnetic radiation at the resonant frequency.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测微波信号的电子接收器阵列。 当微波能量入射到接收器时，超小谐振装置以高于微波频率（例如，光学频率）的频率谐振。 微波天线耦合微波能量并激发超小型谐振结构，以在谐振结构的表面上产生等离子体活性。 等离子体活性在共振频率下产生可检测的电磁辐射。

公开(公告)号：US07791291B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US11418263

申请日：2006-05-05

申请人： Jonathan Gorrell

发明人： Jonathan Gorrell

IPC分类号： H05H7/00

CPC分类号： H01J25/00

摘要： A diamond field emission tip and methods of forming such diamond field emission tips, for use with cathodes that will act as a source of and emit beams of charged particles.

摘要翻译： 金刚石场发射尖端和形成这种金刚石场发射尖端的方法，用于与作为带电粒子束的源的阴极。

公开(公告)号：US07791053B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US12247875

申请日：2008-10-08

申请人： Sidney E. Buttrill

发明人： Sidney E. Buttrill

IPC分类号： H01L31/115 ,  G01K1/08 ,  H05H3/00

CPC分类号： H01J25/00 ,  Y10S362/80 ,  Y10S977/932 ,  Y10S977/949 ,  Y10S977/95

摘要： Plasmon-enable devices such as ultra-small resonant devices produce electromagnetic radiation at frequencies in excess of microwave frequencies when induced to resonate by a passing electron beam. The resonant devices are surrounded by one or more depressed anodes to recover energy from the passing electron beam as/after the beam couples its energy into the ultra-small resonant devices.

摘要翻译： 诸如超小型谐振装置的等离子体启用装置在通过电子束感应谐振时产生频率超过微波频率的电磁辐射。 谐振装置被一个或多个凹陷的阳极围绕，以在光束将其能量耦合到超小谐振装置中之后/之后从通过的电子束中回收能量。

公开(公告)号：US07659513B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-09

申请号：US11641678

申请日：2006-12-20

申请人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Mark Davidson ,  Michael E. Maines

发明人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Mark Davidson ,  Michael E. Maines

IPC分类号： H03D1/00

CPC分类号： H01J25/00 ,  G01J3/42 ,  H01J47/00

摘要： A detector system for performing at least one of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radiation at a low-terahertz frequency. The detection of electromagnetic radiation at low-terahertz frequencies can be useful in the detection of various chemicals. Preferably a detector includes a microresonant structure that is caused to resonate by electromagnetic radiation at a low-terahertz frequency. The resonance is detected by detecting an altered path of a charged particle beam.

摘要翻译： 一种检测器系统，用于执行低电压频率的发射和接收电磁辐射中的至少一个。 在低太赫兹频率下的电磁辐射检测可用于各种化学物质的检测。 优选地，检测器包括由低电压频率的电磁辐射共振的微谐振结构。 通过检测带电粒子束的改变的路径来检测共振。

公开(公告)号：US20090290604A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：US11411129

申请日：2006-04-26

申请人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Mark Davidson ,  Michael E. Maines

发明人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Mark Davidson ,  Michael E. Maines

IPC分类号： H01S3/00

CPC分类号： H01S3/0903 ,  H01J25/00 ,  H05H7/04 ,  H05H15/00

摘要： A charged particle beam including charged particles (e.g., electrons) is generated from a charged particle source (e.g., a cathode or scanning electron beam). As the beam is projected, it passes between plural alternating electric fields. The attraction of the charged particles to their oppositely charged fields accelerates the charged particles, thereby increasing their velocities in the corresponding (positive or negative) direction. The charged particles therefore follow an oscillating trajectory. When the electric fields are selected to produce oscillating trajectories having the same (or nearly the same) frequency as the emitted radiation, the resulting photons can be made to constructively interfere with each other to produce a coherent radiation source.

摘要翻译： 从带电粒子源（例如阴极或扫描电子束）产生包括带电粒子（例如电子）的带电粒子束。 当光束投射时，它通过多个交变电场。 带电粒子对其带电荷的场的吸引力加速了带电粒子，从而在相应的（正或负）方向上增加了它们的速度。 带电粒子因此遵循振荡轨迹。 当选择电场以产生具有与发射的辐射相同（或几乎相同的）频率的振荡轨迹时，可以使得到的光子相互干涉以产生相干辐射源。

公开(公告)号：US07583370B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-01

申请号：US11418099

申请日：2006-05-05

申请人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Mark Davidson ,  Paul Hart

发明人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Mark Davidson ,  Paul Hart

IPC分类号： G01N21/00 ,  H01P1/04

CPC分类号： G02B6/1226 ,  B82Y20/00

摘要： A device for coupling an input signal to an output signal includes a metal transmission line; an ultra-small resonant receiver structure operatively connected to an end of the transmission line constructed and adapted receive the input signal and to cause at least part of the input signal to be passed along the transmission line in the form of plasmons; an ultra-small resonant transmitter structure operatively connected to another end of the transmission line and constructed and adapted to receive at least some of the plasmons corresponding to the input signal on the transmission line and to transmit the received signal as an output signal; a source of charged particles constructed and adapted to deliver a beam of charged particles along a path adjacent the ultra-small resonant receiver structure, wherein the input signal is encoded in the beam of charged particles; and a detector mechanism constructed and adapted to detect the output signal from the ultra-small resonant transmitter structure and to provide a signal representative of the output signal to another circuit. The receiver and/or transmitter structures may be formed on, in or adjacent to the transmission line.

摘要翻译： 用于将输入信号耦合到输出信号的装置包括金属传输线; 一种超小型谐振接收器结构，其可操作地连接到所述传输线的端部，构造并适于接收所述输入信号，并且使所述输入信号的至少一部分沿着所述传输线以等离子体激元的形式传递; 超小型谐振发射器结构，其可操作地连接到所述传输线的另一端并构造并适于接收与所述传输线上的所述输入信号相对应的至少一些所述等离子体，并将所述接收信号作为输出信号发送; 构成并适于沿着与超小谐振接收器结构相邻的路径输送带电粒子束的带电粒子源，其中输入信号被编码在带电粒子束中; 以及检测器机构，其构造并适于检测来自超小型谐振发射器结构的输出信号，并将表示输出信号的信号提供给另一电路。 接收机和/或发射机结构可以形成在传输线上，中间或邻近传输线。

公开(公告)号：US07569836B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-04

申请号：US11418129

申请日：2006-05-05

申请人： Jonathan Gorrell

发明人： Jonathan Gorrell

IPC分类号： G01N23/00 ,  H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H01J31/06 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L25/0655 ,  H01L2224/05554 ,  H01L2224/48145 ,  H01L2224/49112 ,  H01L2224/49175 ,  H01L2924/00012

摘要： A device includes first and second chips, each chip containing at least one electronic circuit. The second chip has one or more receivers. A deflection mechanism operationally connected to an electronic circuit of the first chip directs a charged particle beam to different ones of the receivers, based, at least in part, on a data signal provided by the electronic circuit.

摘要翻译： 一种装置包括第一和第二芯片，每个芯片包含至少一个电子电路。 第二芯片具有一个或多个接收器。 至少部分地基于由电子电路提供的数据信号，可操作地连接到第一芯片的电子电路的偏转机构将带电粒子束引导到不同的接收器。

公开(公告)号：US20090140178A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-04

申请号：US12329866

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： Jonathan GORRELL ,  Mark Davidson ,  Michael E. Maines

发明人： Jonathan GORRELL ,  Mark Davidson ,  Michael E. Maines

IPC分类号： G21G4/00

CPC分类号： H01J27/022 ,  G21K1/06 ,  G21K5/04 ,  H01J25/00 ,  H01J29/70 ,  H01J31/00

摘要： When using micro-resonant structures, a resonant structure may be turned on or off (e.g., when a display element is turned on or off in response to a changing image or when a communications switch is turned on or off to send data different data bits). Rather than turning the charged particle beam on and off, the beam may be moved to a position that does not excite the resonant structure, thereby turning off the resonant structure without having to turn off the charged particle beam. In one such embodiment, at least one deflector is placed between a source of charged particles and the resonant structure(s) to be excited. When the resonant structure is to be turned on (i.e., excited), the at least one deflector allows the beam to pass by undeflected. When the resonant structure is to be turned off, the at least one deflector deflects the beam away from the resonant structure by an amount sufficient to prevent the resonant structure from becoming excited.

摘要翻译： 当使用微谐振结构时，可以打开或关闭谐振结构（例如，当响应于改变的图像打开或关闭显示元件时，或者当通信开关被打开或关闭以发送数据不同的数据位 ）。 不是打开和关闭带电粒子束，而是可以将光束移动到不激发谐振结构的位置，从而关闭谐振结构，而不必关闭带电粒子束。 在一个这样的实施例中，至少一个偏转器被放置在带电粒子源和待激发的谐振结构之间。 当谐振结构要被接通（即激励）时，至少一个偏转器允许光束通过未偏转。 当谐振结构要关闭时，至少一个偏转器将光束从谐振结构偏离足以防止谐振结构被激发的量。

公开(公告)号：US20090072698A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-19

申请号：US12213449

申请日：2008-06-19

申请人： Michael Maines ,  Narada Bradman ,  Mark Davidson

发明人： Michael Maines ,  Narada Bradman ,  Mark Davidson

IPC分类号： F21K7/00

CPC分类号： H01J25/00

摘要： An electronic receiver array for detecting microwave signals. Ultra-small resonant devices resonate at a frequency higher than the microwave frequency (for example, the optical frequencies) when the microwave energy is incident to the receiver. A microwave antenna couples the microwave energy and excites the ultra-small resonant structures to produce Plasmon activity on the surfaces of the resonant structures. The Plasmon activity produces detectable electromagnetic radiation at the resonant frequency.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测微波信号的电子接收器阵列。 当微波能量入射到接收器时，超小谐振装置以高于微波频率（例如，光学频率）的频率谐振。 微波天线耦合微波能量并激发超小型谐振结构，以在谐振结构的表面上产生等离子体活性。 等离子体活性在共振频率下产生可检测的电磁辐射。

公开(公告)号：US20080083881A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-10

申请号：US11798554

申请日：2007-05-15

申请人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Jean Tokarz ,  Michael Maines ,  Mark Davidson

发明人： Jonathan Gorrell ,  Jean Tokarz ,  Michael Maines ,  Mark Davidson

IPC分类号： H01J3/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/1226 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01J25/00

摘要： Nanoantennas are formed on a substrate (e.g., silicon) and generate light via interactions with a charged particle beam, where the frequency of the generated light is based in large part on the periodicity of the “fingers” that make up the nanoantennas. Each finger has typical dimensions of less than 100 nm on the shorter side and typically less than 500 nm on the longer, but the size of the optimal longer side is determined by the electron velocity. The charged particle may be an electron beam or any other source of charged particles. By utilizing fine-line lithography on the surface of the substrate, the nanoantennas can be formed without the need for complicated silicon devices.

摘要翻译： 纳米天线形成在基底（例如硅）上，并且通过与带电粒子束的相互作用产生光，其中所产生的光的频率大部分基于构成纳米天线的“手指”的周期性。 每个手指在较短的侧面具有小于100nm的典型尺寸，并且通常在较长的时间上通常小于500nm，但是最佳长边的尺寸由电子速度确定。 带电粒子可以是电子束或任何其他带电粒子源。 通过在基板的表面上利用细线光刻，可以形成纳米天线，而不需要复杂的硅器件。