APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: A prototype binary pseudo-random grating test surface is etched into a silicon substrate using a conventional lithographical process. … [Read more...] about Dedicated Test Surface for Calibration of High-Performance Optical Systems IB-2499
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High Efficiency Micro-Scale Light-Concentrating Arrays for Digital Imaging IB-2279
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Digital imaging Digital cameras, image scanners, and pixelated detectors Applicable to visible, ultraviolet and infrared cameras ADVANTAGES: Maximum efficiency of light collection in pixels on the micron scale Ease and simplicity of manufacture; low cost Reduces fabrication of lenses to a single step in the lithographic … [Read more...] about High Efficiency Micro-Scale Light-Concentrating Arrays for Digital Imaging IB-2279
Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any device or product requiring highly precise movement and accurate measurement of an object's position, including but not limited to: Electron microscopes, to move specimens and measure their precise location Next-generation storage media, such as holographic storage Precision machine tools, such as tools that use lasers for laser … [Read more...] about Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
Low-resistivity Photon-transparent Window Attached to Photo-sensitive Silicon Detector IB-1204
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Medical Imaging Other Digital Scanning technologies ADVANTAGES: Inexpensive and efficient High quantum efficiency without thinning Backlighting in the blue wavelenths; improved red wavelength performance Ease of fabrication PATENT ABSTRACT: Stephen Holland at Berkeley Lab has developed an invention that comprises a … [Read more...] about Low-resistivity Photon-transparent Window Attached to Photo-sensitive Silicon Detector IB-1204
High Quantum Efficiency Charge-Coupled Device IB-1204a
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Low-level light imaging (Astronomical research, Raman Spectroscopy) ADVANTAGES: Back illuminated High near-IR quantum efficiency without fringing Excellent broadband wavelength response Fully depleted for improved spatial resolution Simplified fabrication Superior radiation hardness ABSTRACT: Stephen Holland at Berkeley … [Read more...] about High Quantum Efficiency Charge-Coupled Device IB-1204a