Optical Lock Systems and Methods
    5.
    发明申请
    Optical Lock Systems and Methods 有权
    光锁系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120036905A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-16

    申请号:US12853718

    申请日:2010-08-10

    摘要: In one embodiment, the optical lock system may include an electronic control unit, a lock housing including a lock chamber, and an optical key including a multilayer photonic structure. The multilayer photonic structure may produce a unique intensity profile and includes a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and a plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric. A light source may transmit a reference light to the multilayer photonic structure when the optical key is disposed within the lock chamber. A photo detector may receive an interaction light from the multilayer photonic structure and may transmit the unique intensity profile to the electronic control unit which may execute machine readable instructions to: compare the unique intensity profile to an electronic master; and cause the lock actuator to transition from a first state to a second state when the unique intensity profile corresponds to the electronic master.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,光学锁定系统可以包括电子控制单元,包括锁定室的锁定壳体和包括多层光子结构的光学键。 多层光子结构可以产生独特的强度分布并且包括多个高折射率介电材料的涂层和多个低折射率电介质的涂层。 当光学钥匙设置在锁定室内时,光源可以将参考光透射到多层光子结构。 光检测器可以接收来自多层光子结构的交互光,并且可以将唯一的强度分布传送到电子控制单元,该电子控制单元可以执行机器可读指令,以将独特的强度分布与电子主机进行比较; 并且当独特强度分布对应于电子主机时,使锁定致动器从第一状态转变到第二状态。

    Method of producing thermoelectric material

    公开(公告)号:US09978924B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-22

    申请号:US13166860

    申请日:2011-06-23

    摘要: A process for manufacturing a nanocomposite thermoelectric material having a plurality of nanoparticle inclusions. The process includes determining a material composition to be investigated for the nanocomposite thermoelectric material, the material composition including a conductive bulk material and a nanoparticle material. In addition, a range of surface roughness values for the insulating nanoparticle material that can be obtained using current state of the art manufacturing techniques is determined. Thereafter, a plurality of Seebeck coefficients, electrical resistivity values, thermal conductivity values and figure of merit values as a function of the range of nanoparticle material surface roughness values is calculated. Based on these calculated values, a nanocomposite thermoelectric material composition or ranges of compositions is/are selected and manufactured.

    Omnidirectional UV-IR reflector
    7.
    发明授权
    Omnidirectional UV-IR reflector 有权
    全向UV-IR反射器

    公开(公告)号:US09229140B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US13014398

    申请日:2011-01-26

    IPC分类号: G02B1/00 G02B5/28

    摘要: The present invention provides an omnidirectional ultraviolet (UV)-infrared (IR) reflector. The omnidirectional UV-IR reflector includes a multilayer stack having at least three layers, the at least three layers having at least one first index of refraction material A1 and at least one second index of refraction layer B1. The at least one first index of refraction material layer and the at least one second index of refraction material layer can be alternately stacked on top of each other to provide the at least three layers. In addition, the at least one first index of refraction material layer and the at least one second index of refraction material layer each have a predefined thickness of dA1 and dB1, respectively, with the thickness dA1 not being generally equal to the dB1 thickness such that the multilayer stack has a non-periodic layered structure.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了全向紫外(UV) - 红外(IR)反射器。 全向UV-IR反射器包括具有至少三层的多层堆叠,所述至少三层具有至少一个第一折射材料折射率A1和至少一个第二折射率折射率层B1。 所述至少一个第一折射材料折射率层和所述至少一个第二折射材料折射率层可以交替地堆叠在彼此的顶部以提供所述至少三个层。 另外,折射材料层和至少一个第二折射材料层的至少一个第一折射率分别具有dA1和dB1的预定厚度,其厚度dA1通常不等于dB1厚度,使得 多层堆叠具有非周期性分层结构。

    Multi-layer photonic structures having omni-directional reflectivity and coatings incorporating the same
    8.
    发明授权
    Multi-layer photonic structures having omni-directional reflectivity and coatings incorporating the same 有权
    具有全向反射率的多层光子结构和包含其的涂层

    公开(公告)号:US08861087B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-14

    申请号:US12389221

    申请日:2009-02-19

    摘要: A multi-layer photonic structure may include alternating layers of high index material and low index material having a form [H(LH)N] where, H is a layer of high index material, L is a layer of low index material and N is a number of pairs of layers of high index material and layers of low index material. N may be an integer ≧1. The low index dielectric material may have an index of refraction nL from about 1.3 to about 2.5. The high index dielectric material may have an index of refraction nH from about 1.8 to about 3.5, wherein nH>nL and the multi-layer photonic structure comprises a reflectivity band of greater than about 200 nm for light having angles of incidence from about 0 degrees to about 80 degrees relative to the multi-layer photonic structure. The multi-layer photonic structure may be incorporated into a paint or coating system thereby forming an omni-directional reflective paint or coating.

    摘要翻译: 多层光子结构可以包括具有[H(LH)N]形式的高折射率材料和低折射率材料的交替层,其中H是高折射率材料层,L是低折射率材料层,N是 多层高指数材料和低折射率材料层。 N可以是≧1的整数。 低折射率介电材料可以具有约1.3至约2.5的折射率nL。 高折射率介电材料可以具有约1.8至约3.5的折射率nH,其中对于具有大约0度的入射角的光,nH> nL和多层光子结构包括大于约200nm的反射带 到大约80度相对于多层光子结构。 多层光子结构可以结合到涂料或涂料体系中,从而形成全向反射涂料或涂料。

    Narrow band omnidirectional reflectors and their use as structural colors
    9.
    发明授权
    Narrow band omnidirectional reflectors and their use as structural colors 有权
    窄带全向反射器及其作为结构颜色的用途

    公开(公告)号:US08749881B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-10

    申请号:US12388395

    申请日:2009-02-18

    IPC分类号: F21V9/06

    摘要: Disclosed is a multilayer structure wherein a first layer of a first material having an outer surface and a refracted index between 2 and 4 extends across an outer surface of a second layer having a refractive index between 1 and 3. The multilayer stack has a reflective band of less than 200 nanometers when viewed from angles between 0° and 80° and can be used to reflect a narrow range of electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectrum ranges. In some instances, the reflection band of the multilayer structure is less than 100 nanometers. In addition, the multilayer structure can have a quantity defined as a range to mid-range ratio percentage of less than 2%.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种多层结构,其中具有外表面和2和4之间的折射率的第一材料的第一层延伸穿过折射率在1和3之间的第二层的外表面。多层堆叠具有反射带 从0°到80°之间的角度观察时,小于200纳米,可用于在紫外线,可见光和红外光谱范围内反射窄范围的电磁辐射。 在一些情况下,多层结构的反射带小于100纳米。 此外,多层结构可以具有定义为中等范围比例百分比的范围小于2%的量。

    OMNIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTOR
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20120307369A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-06

    申请号:US13572071

    申请日:2012-08-10

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50 G02B5/28

    摘要: A process for designing and manufacturing an omnidirectional structural color (OSC) multilayer stack. The process can include providing a digital processor operable to execute at least one module and a table of index of refraction values corresponding to different materials that are usable for manufacturing an OSC multilayer stack. An initial design for the OSC multilayer stack can be provided and at least one additional layer is added to the initial design OSC multilayer stack to create a modified OSC multilayer stack. In addition, the thickness of each layer of the modified OSC multilayer stack is calculated using a merit function module until an optimized OSC multilayer stack has been calculated.

    摘要翻译: 一种设计和制造全向结构颜色(OSC)多层堆叠的方法。 该过程可以包括提供可操作以执行至少一个模块的数字处理器和对应于可用于制造OSC多层堆叠的不同材料的折射率值的表。 可以提供用于OSC多层堆叠的初始设计,并且至少一个附加层被添加到初始设计OSC多层堆叠中以创建修改的OSC多层堆叠。 此外,使用优点功能模块计算修改的OSC多层叠层的每层的厚度,直到已经计算了优化的OSC多层堆叠。