Abstract:
A lung fluid monitor monitors a fluid level in a lung and includes: a radiation source disposable on a first body surface and that produces nascent radiation, the nascent radiation: being received by the first body surface, communicated from the first body surface to a lung, attenuated proportionately to an amount of fluid in the lung, and communicated from the lung to a second body surface as attenuated radiation; a radiation detector disposable on the second body surface opposing the first body surface and in electromagnetic communication with the radiation source via the lung and that: receives the attenuated radiation from the lung and produces a detector signal from the attenuated radiation in response to receiving the attenuated radiation.
Abstract:
A photonic Rydberg atom radio frequency receiver (200) includes: an integrated photonic chip (2); an atomic vapor cell (1); and a receiver member (9) including: a photonic emitter (8); probe light reflectors (19) disposed on the atomic vapor cell; and coupling light reflectors (20) disposed on the atomic vapor cell such that the pair of coupling light reflectors is optically opposed across the interior vapor space (17) and receives and reflects the coupling laser light (7) so that the coupling laser light is reflected between the coupling light reflectors multiple times in the interior vapor space of the atomic vapor cell.
Abstract:
An optical sensor readout Interrogates an optical sensor and includes: a microcavity sensor that receives an optical frequency comb, produces a post-sensor optical frequency comb from the optical frequency comb based on a physical perturbation subjected to the microcavity sensor, and communicates the post-sensor optical frequency comb to a photo detector; an electro optic modulator in optical communication with the microcavity sensor and that receives input light and a radiofrequency drive signal, produces the optical frequency comb from the input light based on the radiofrequency drive signal, and communicates the optical frequency comb to the microcavity sensor; and the photo detector in optical communication with the microcavity sensor and that: receives the post-sensor optical frequency comb from the microcavity sensor; receives frequency shifted light; and produces a radiofrequency interferogram from interference between the post-sensor optical frequency comb and the frequency shifted light.
Abstract:
Described herein are methods for making genetically modified cells by introducing combinations of genetic variants (designed or random) or constructs (genes or otherwise arbitrary DNA) into a population of cells, and for tracking each variant combination by sequentially building an array of barcodes at a common locus (chromosomal or plasmid), termed the barcode locus. Also described are the cells made by such methods.
Abstract:
A process for generating an entangled state of a plurality of particles includes: providing the plurality of particles, the plurality of particles interacting via long range interactions; producing a first entangled state in a first particle; entangling the first particle with a second particle to form a second entangled state, wherein particles that are not in the second entangled state are remaining particles; and proceeding, starting with the second entangled state, to propagate entanglement in a logarithmic progression through the remaining particles in a recursive manner, to produce an intermediate entangled state, such that the intermediate entangled state acts as an initial entangled state for a next iteration, until a final entangled state is formed to generate the entangled state of the particles.
Abstract:
Hysteretic current-voltage mediated void-free superconformal and bottom-up filling of recessed features includes providing an electrodeposition composition with a hysteretic cyclic voltammogram; providing the substrate controlling applied electric potential; autonomously reducing the deposition potential of the recess; bifurcating the recess; forming a transition zone and moving the transition zone through the metal deposition; and reducing metal ions to form metal; and forming a resistance enhanced superconformal filling in the recess from the metal, such that forming the resistance enhanced superconformal filling occurs in consequence of autonomously reducing the deposition potential of the recess.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods and apparatus for characterizing high aspect ratio (HAR) structures of fabricated or partially fabricated semiconductor devices. The methods involve using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to determine average parameters of an array of HAR structures. In some implementations, SAXS is used to analyze symmetry of HAR structures in a sample and may be referred to as tilted structural symmetry analysis - SAXS (TSSA-SAXS) or TSSA. Analysis of parameters such as tilt, sidewall angle, bowing, and the presence of multiple tilts in HAR structures may be performed.
Abstract:
A photon momentum sensor includes: a reflector plate that includes: a central disk including a mirror; an annular member; a plurality of spring legs interposed between the central disk and the annular member, such that: the spring legs are interleaved; neighboring spring legs are spaced apart; and the spring legs individually are arranged in an Archimedean spiral that provides orthogonal motion of the central disk relative to the plane of the annular member; and a bias plate disposed opposing the reflector plate such that: the central disk of the reflector plate moves orthogonally to a plane of the bias plate in response to reflection of laser light, and the central disk and the bias plate are arranged spaced apart as a capacitive structure.
Abstract:
A linear absorption spectrometer includes: a laser light source that provides mid-infrared laser light; a high finesse optical resonator that includes: a sample cell operating at a temperature from 220 K to 300 K during linear absorption of mid-infrared laser light by radiocarbon and including: a linear absorption optical path length greater than a kilometer; a first zero-pressure difference mirror mount on which a first supermirror is disposed; a second zero-pressure difference mirror mount on which a second supermirror is disposed; an optical switch interposed between the laser light source and the high finesse optical resonator that modulates and communicates mid-infrared laser light to the high finesse optical resonator; a photoreceiver that receives cavity ring down light and includes a noise equivalent power that is less than a shot noise limit of cavity ring down light.
Abstract:
Measurement of capacitance and derivative capacitance (dC/dV) on a semiconductor structure under light-pumped condition is documented to measure carrier lifetime with a spatial resolution limited by physical law, depending on material properties (10 nm 100µm). An atomic force microscope or probe-station is used to position a nanometer scale tip over the surface of a semiconductor material to be probed, which is also illuminated with a controlled light source for carrier generation. The capacitance-voltage (C-V) curves or dC/dV versus voltage curves between the tip and the semiconductor are measured under these illuminating conditions with a sensitive capacitance sensor. The unique method for transient spectroscopy incorporates a unique control system and procedure in which capacitance or dC/dV signal are measured as a function of time synchronized to changing the illuminating condition. The capacitance transient can be measured at any dc voltage, but particularly useful information such as carrier density is obtained if the probe is biased at the semiconductor flatband voltage. A simple, one-dimensional model is used to determine, from the measurement of C-V or dC/dV curves, capacitance transients, and frequency-dependent capacitance variance, the carrier recombination rate, and carrier generation and recombination lifetimes in the semiconductor with a microscopic spatial resolution: The limitation of spatial resolution of this measurement is by physical law not by instrumentation. The invention encompasses several methods of acquiring the carrier lifetime on time scales of microseconds and longer with a highly localized probe which are unique with respect to previous practices. The method can easily be incorporated into various commercial instruments such as atomic force microscope, surface profiler, and probe station.