APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING THERMOPOWER

    公开(公告)号:WO2019018093A3

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:PCT/US2018/038274

    申请日:2018-06-19

    Abstract: A thermoelectric device includes a thermoelectrode characterized by a band gap less than k B T , where k B is the Boltzmann constant and T is a temperature of the thermoelectrode. The device also includes a magnetic field source, operably coupled to the thermoelectrode, to apply a magnetic field B on the thermoelectrode along a first direction. The device also includes a voltage source, operably coupled to the thermoelectrode, to apply an electric field E on the thermoelectrode along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction so as to generate a heat flow along the second direction.

    APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING THERMOPOWER

    公开(公告)号:WO2019018093A2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:PCT/US2018/038274

    申请日:2018-06-19

    Abstract: A thermoelectric device includes a thermoelectrode characterized by a band gap less than k B T , where k B is the Boltzmann constant and T is a temperature of the thermoelectrode. The device also includes a magnetic field source, operably coupled to the thermoelectrode, to apply a magnetic field B on the thermoelectrode along a first direction. The device also includes a voltage source, operably coupled to the thermoelectrode, to apply an electric field E on the thermoelectrode along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction so as to generate a heat flow along the second direction.

    A LIDAR DEVICE BASED ON SCANNING MIRRORS ARRAY AND MULTI-FREQUENCY LASER MODULATION

    公开(公告)号:WO2018209073A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:PCT/US2018/032049

    申请日:2018-05-10

    Abstract: A LiDAR device that transmits a single or multiple continuous or intermittent laser beams to the environment and detects the reflected light on one or more detectors. The LiDAR device may include a scanning mirrors array composed of a single or multiple moving mirrors capable of changing the direction of the transmitted light. The scanning mirrors array may also include sensors and actuators which can be used to precisely control or measure the position of the mirrors. The LiDAR device may also include a lens that focuses the light captured by the mirror(s) onto a single or a multitude of detectors. The device may include laser sources and detectors operating in various wavelengths. The LiDAR device may also include laser power modulation mechanisms at a single or multitude of frequencies to improve signal detection performance and remove any ambiguity in range calculation.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING MAGNETIC SKYRMIONS

    公开(公告)号:WO2018204755A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:PCT/US2018/031044

    申请日:2018-05-04

    Abstract: A system and a method for the deterministic generation of magnetic skyrmions includes a magnetic strip configured to store and transport skyrmions. The magnetic strip includes one or more spatial inhomogeneities configured to generate a skyrmion at known locations when excited by a current pulse. A current pulse generator is used to inject current pulses into the magnetic strip via contact pads electrically coupled to both the current pulse generator and the magnetic strip. The system also includes a magnetic field source to apply an out-of-plane magnetic field across the magnetic strip to facilitate generation of skyrmions. Skyrmions can be generated by applying an out-of-plane magnetic field to the magnetic strip and injecting a current pulse with sufficient current density towards the spatial inhomogeneities. Once a skyrmion is generated, another current pulse with sufficient current density can be injected to move the skyrmion.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TIME-ENCODED MULTIPLEXED IMAGING
    18.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TIME-ENCODED MULTIPLEXED IMAGING 审中-公开
    用于时间编码的多路复用成像的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:WO2018067212A2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-12

    申请号:PCT/US2017/038235

    申请日:2017-06-20

    Abstract: An imaging system uses a dynamically varying coded mask, such as a spatial light modulator (SLM), to time-encode multiple degrees of freedom of a light field in parallel and a detector and processor to decode the encoded information. The encoded information may be decoded at the pixel level (e.g., with independently modulated counters in each pixel), on a read-out integrated circuit coupled to the detector, or on a circuit external to the detector. For example, the SLM, detector, and processor may create modulation sequences representing a system of linear equations where the variables represent a degree of freedom of the light field that is being sensed. If the number of equations and variables form a fully determined or overdetermined system of linear equations, the system of linear equations' solution can be determined through a matrix inverse. Otherwise, a solution can be determined with compressed sensing reconstruction techniques with the constraint that the signal is sparse in the frequency domain.

    Abstract translation: 成像系统使用动态变化的编码掩模(例如空间光调制器(SLM))来并行地对光场的多个自由度进行时间编码,并使用检测器和处理器来解码 编码信息。 可以在像素级(例如,在每个像素中具有独立调制的计数器),在耦合到检测器的读出集成电路上或在检测器外部的电路上对经编码的信息进行解码。 例如,SLM,检测器和处理器可以创建表示线性方程组的系统的调制序列,其中变量表示正被感测的光场的自由度。 如果方程和变量的数目构成一个完全确定的或超定的线性方程组,则可以通过矩阵逆来确定线性方程组的解。 否则,可以使用压缩感测重建技术来确定解决方案,限制信号在频域中是稀疏的。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODE-LOCKING ON-CHIP LASERS
    19.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODE-LOCKING ON-CHIP LASERS 审中-公开
    用于模式锁芯片上激光器的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:WO2018044363A2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:PCT/US2017/032088

    申请日:2017-05-11

    Abstract: An artificial saturable absorber uses additive pulse mode-locking to enable pulse operation of an on-chip laser operation. Four different artificial saturable absorbers are disclosed. The first includes an integrated coupler, two arms each containing some implementation of the end-reflector, and a phase bias element in one arm. The second includes an integrated directional coupler, two integrated waveguide arms, and another integrated coupler as an output. The third includes an integrated birefringent element, integrated birefringent-free waveguide, and integrated polarizer. And the fourth includes a multimode waveguide that allows for different modes to propagate in such a way that the difference in the spatial distribution of intensity causes a nonlinear phase difference between the modes. These are just some examples of an on-chip fully integrated artificial saturable absorber with instantaneous recovery time that allow for generation of sub-femtosecond optical pulses at high repetition rates using passive mode-locking.

    Abstract translation: 人工可饱和吸收体使用附加脉冲模式锁定来启用片上激光器操作的脉冲操作。 公开了四种不同的人工可饱和吸收体。 第一个包括一个集成的耦合器,两个臂,每个臂都包含一些端部反射器,以及一个臂中的相位偏置元件。 第二个包括一个集成定向耦合器,两个集成波导臂和另一个集成耦合器作为输出。 第三种包括集成双折射元件,集成双折射波导和集成偏振器。 第四个包括一个多模波导,它允许不同的模式以这样的方式传播,即强度的空间分布的差异导致模式之间的非线性相位差。 这些仅仅是片上完全集成的人工可饱和吸收体的一些例子,具有瞬间恢复时间,允许使用被动模式锁定以高重复率产生亚飞秒光脉冲。

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL NEURAL NETWORK
    20.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL NEURAL NETWORK 审中-公开
    用于光学神经网络的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2017210550A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:PCT/US2017/035668

    申请日:2017-06-02

    Abstract: An optical neural network is constructed based on photonic integrated circuits to perform neuromorphic computing. In the optical neural network, matrix multiplication is implemented using one or more optical interference units, which can apply an arbitrary weighting matrix multiplication to an array of input optical signals. Nonlinear activation is realized by an optical nonlinearity unit, which can be based on nonlinear optical effects, such as saturable absorption. These calculations are implemented optically, thereby resulting in high calculation speeds and low power consumption in the optical neural network.

    Abstract translation: 基于光子集成电路构建光学神经网络以执行神经形态计算。 在光学神经网络中,使用一个或多个光学干涉单元来实现矩阵乘法,其可以将任意加权矩阵乘法应用于输入光学信号阵列。 非线性激活由光学非线性单元实现,该单元可以基于非线性光学效应,例如可饱和吸收。 这些计算以光学方式实现,从而在光学神经网络中实现高计算速度和低功耗。

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