APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any application that requires strong alternating fields including Ion beam therapy gantry systems Transportation and focusing of beams with larger momentum spread Synchrotron light sources ADVANTAGES: Compact design allows efficient alternating of multipole sign (dipole, quadrupole, etc.) Using superconductors, lightweight … [Read more...] about Left-Right Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) Windings for Charged Particle Beam Optics 2014-163
Photonics
Active Modulators and Perfect Shielders Based on Adiabatic Elimination 2014-090
For data and communications device companies that use waveguides to guide light in nanoscale circuits but are dissatisfied with noise and weak signal strength due to signal leakage, this new Berkeley Lab technology’s three-waveguide system is based on an adiabatic elimination (AE) mechanism that uses the middle “dark state” waveguide to separate the two outer waveguides and … [Read more...] about Active Modulators and Perfect Shielders Based on Adiabatic Elimination 2014-090
Black Ge-based On Crystalline Amorphous Core / Shell Nanoneedle Arrays IB-2829
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Photovoltaic cells Photodetectors Consumer electronics ADVANTAGES Straightforward and efficient process Wide range of possible substrates ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a technology for the direct growth of 3D micro / nanostructures with the capacity to reduce light reflection while enhancing absorption … [Read more...] about Black Ge-based On Crystalline Amorphous Core / Shell Nanoneedle Arrays IB-2829
Axial and Arbitrary Plane Optical Microscope 2013-153
An optical microscope for fast, high contrast 2-D and 3-D imaging of structures beneath the surface of large biological samples, such as the cerebral cortex of live mammal brains. Compatible with conventional wide-field microscopes, the Berkeley Lab technology offers a ready way to improve the imaging capabilities of conventional optical microscopes. APPLICATIONS OF … [Read more...] about Axial and Arbitrary Plane Optical Microscope 2013-153
Waveguide Embedded (WEB) Plasmon Laser with Multiplexing and Electrical Modulation IB-3320
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Ultracompact on-chip optical interconnects Ultrahigh density data storage Trace-level biochemical sensors High resolution displays ADVANTAGES: First directionally emitted nanoscale plasmon laser Radiation efficiency 20 times greater than previous technologies Integrates photonic and electronic functionalities Compact … [Read more...] about Waveguide Embedded (WEB) Plasmon Laser with Multiplexing and Electrical Modulation IB-3320