公开(公告)号：US20070047599A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

申请号：US11203785

申请日：2005-08-15

申请人： Gerard Wysocki ,  Frank Tittel ,  Robert Curl

发明人： Gerard Wysocki ,  Frank Tittel ,  Robert Curl

IPC分类号： H01S3/10 ,  H01S3/08

CPC分类号： H01S5/141 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G01N21/3504 ,  G01N21/39 ,  H01S3/139 ,  H01S5/0222 ,  H01S5/02415 ,  H01S5/0617 ,  H01S5/06817 ,  H01S5/1039 ,  H01S5/3401

摘要： A widely tunable, mode-hop-free semiconductor laser operating in the mid-IR comprises a QCL laser chip having an effective QCL cavity length, a diffraction grating defining a grating angle and an external cavity length with respect to said chip, and means for controlling the QCL cavity length, the external cavity length, and the grating angle. The laser of claim 1 wherein said chip may be tuned over a range of frequencies even in the absence of an anti-reflective coating. The diffraction grating is controllably pivotable and translatable relative to said chip and the effective QCL cavity length can be adjusted by varying the injection current to the chip. The laser can be used for high resolution spectroscopic applications and multi species trace-gas detection. Mode-hopping is avoided by controlling the effective QCL cavity length, the external cavity length, and the grating angle so as to replicate a virtual pivot point.

摘要翻译： 在中红外工作的可广泛调谐的无模式跳变半导体激光器包括具有有效QCL腔长度的QCL激光器芯片，相对于所述芯片限定光栅角度和外部腔体长度的衍射光栅，以及用于 控制QCL腔长度，外腔长度和光栅角度。 2.如权利要求1所述的激光器，其特征在于，即使在没有抗反射涂层的情况下，也可以在频率范围内调节所述芯片。 衍射光栅相对于所述芯片可控制地枢转和平移，并且可以通过改变对芯片的注入电流来调节有效的QCL腔体长度。 激光可用于高分辨率光谱应用和多种痕量气体检测。 通过控制有效的QCL腔长度，外腔长度和光栅角度来避免跳频，以便复制虚拟枢轴点。

公开(公告)号：US20070135969A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：US11558240

申请日：2006-11-09

申请人： Robert Curl

发明人： Robert Curl

IPC分类号： G01M1/38 ,  G05D23/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1905

摘要： A climate control system is presented. The system includes a remote signal input device and a controller. The controller is operable to receive input from the remote signal input device and to control a climate control device. The climate control device is operable to change or maintain an environmental condition. The remote signal input device can be configured to receive an audio input from a speaker of an answering machine. The controller can be configured to control the climate control device by changing a setting of a climate control device control unit. Changing a setting of the climate control device control unit can include turning the climate control device control unit off or on. The controller can be configured to control the climate control device by switching between controlling the climate control device using a first climate control device control unit and a second climate control device control unit.

摘要翻译： 介绍了一个气候控制系统。 该系统包括一个远程信号输入设备和一个控制器。 控制器可操作以从远程信号输入装置接收输入并控制气候控制装置。 气候控制装置可操作以改变或维持环境状况。 远程信号输入装置可被配置为从应答机的扬声器接收音频输入。 控制器可以被配置为通过改变气候控制装置控制单元的设置来控制气候控制装置。 更改气候控制装置控制单元的设置可以包括关闭或打开气候控制装置控制单元。 控制器可以被配置为通过使用第一气候控制装置控制单元和第二气候控制装置控制单元之间切换控制气候控制装置来控制气候控制装置。

公开(公告)号：US20060139634A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11248910

申请日：2005-10-12

申请人： Graham Scott ,  Carter Kittrell ,  Robert Curl ,  Michael Metzker

发明人： Graham Scott ,  Carter Kittrell ,  Robert Curl ,  Michael Metzker

IPC分类号： G01J3/30

CPC分类号： G01J3/4406 ,  G01J3/021 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01N21/6428 ,  G01N21/6458 ,  G01N2021/6419 ,  G01N2021/6441

摘要： The present invention provides a technology called Pulse-Multiline Excitation or PME. This technology provides a novel approach to fluorescence detection with application for high-throughput identification of informative SNPs, which could lead to more accurate diagnosis of inherited disease, better prognosis of risk susceptibilities, or identification of sporadic mutations. The PME technology has two main advantages that significantly increase fluorescence sensitivity: (1) optimal excitation of all fluorophores in the genomic assay and (2) “color-blind” detection, which collects considerably more light than standard wavelength resolved detection. This technology differs significantly from the current state-of-the-art DNA sequencing instrumentation, which features single source excitation and color dispersion for DNA sequence identification. Successful implementation of the PME technology will have broad application for routine usage in clinical diagnostics, forensics, and general sequencing methodologies and will have the capability, flexibility, and portability of targeted sequence variation assays for a large majority of the population.