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Perdeuterated Allylic Monomers, Sulfur-Rich Polymers, and Optical Materials Therefrom
This invention describes a practical, scalable, synthetic platform for the preparation of highly deuterated sulfur-rich monomers and polymeric optical materials beginning from inexpensive deuterium oxide (Dâ‚‚O). The resulting “perdeutero disulfide glass” materials exhibit substantially reduced C–H vibrational absorption and enhanced...
Published: 10/1/2026
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Updated: 10/1/2026
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Inventor(s): Dong-Chul Pyun, Jon Njardarson, Jakob Sera, Sam Durfee
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Remote Sensing
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Scalable and Alignment Tolerant Evanescent Fiber-to-Chip Coupler with Curved Buried Waveguides
This invention involves coupling light from one or more optical fibers into optical waveguides formed within the volume of a glass substrate for use in optical interconnects, photonic packaging, glass interposers, and co-packaged optical systems. A high-index optical coupling body is bonded to an edge or side surface of the substrate to generate a phase-matched...
Published: 9/14/2026
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Updated: 9/14/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design
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High-Speed Binary Phase Spatial Light Modulation using Subwavelength-Stroke Electro-Mechanical Reflectors
This invention is a specialty, phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) that can operate at about 1 MHz speed with two accessible phases. The design principle is to match the mechanical displacement to the optical requirement, enabling significantly higher switching speeds than conventional Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) phase modulators.
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Published: 8/31/2026
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Updated: 8/31/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Telecommunications, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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Photo-DSG Platform for Diffractive, Holographic, and Integrated Photonics
This technology describes a sulfur-derived photopatternable optical glass that enables direct fabrication of free-space and integrated photonic devices using standard photolithographic processing with many embodiments. This invention is a versatile photonic materials platform.
Background:
The growing demand for AR/VR, LiDAR, and integrated photonics...
Published: 8/24/2026
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Updated: 8/24/2026
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Inventor(s): Dong-Chul Pyun, Robert Norwood, Ramses Hyde, Matthew Malaker
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Communications & Networking > Optical, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
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High-Efficiency Transmissive EUV Metalens via Inverted Effective Medium Architecture
This invention is a manufacturing and support approach for high-efficiency transmissive extreme ultraviolet (EUV) metalenses based on an inverted effective medium architecture. The technology focuses on making the metalens structure more practical by adding a mechanically stable support scaffold for the lens features. This approach is designed to preserve...
Published: 8/24/2026
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Updated: 8/24/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design
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EUV Lithography System Using Segmented Transmissive Projection Optics
This invention is an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system that uses segmented transmissive projection optics to pattern and project EUV light onto semiconductor wafers. Instead of relying on one large transmissive optical element, the system divides the projection aperture into multiple smaller transmissive channels. This segmented design helps...
Published: 8/24/2026
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Updated: 8/24/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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High-Speed Optical Modulation and Spatial Light Modulation Using Nanoelectromechanical Systems Coupled to Photonic Resonance
This invention describes devices that combine nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) with photonic resonances to achieve high-speed control of optical amplitude. The invention combines the high mechanical bandwidth of NEMS with strong optical transduction to enable modulation speeds that exceed MEMS-based spatial light modulators (SLMs) while maintaining...
Published: 8/24/2026
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Updated: 8/24/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Telecommunications, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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Integrated Optical Wave Processors
This invention describes how to build an integrated optical tensor processor using volume holography and guided-wave systems to enable more efficient implementation of large-scale tensor operations, with the potential for up to 1,000 times improved power efficiency compared to conventional processing speeds.
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Modern computing is increasingly...
Published: 7/1/2026
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Updated: 7/1/2026
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Inventor(s): David Brady
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Lens & System Design, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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EUV Lithography System Using Segmented Transmissive Projection Optics
This invention describes a system where extreme ultra-violet (EUV) radiation is patterned and projected onto a wafer using transmissive membrane optics while managing thermal absorption, membrane mechanical stability, and optical obscuration. This enables programmable or mask-based projection lithography using transmissive optical elements.
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Published: 6/29/2026
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Updated: 6/29/2026
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Inventor(s): Mohamed ElKabbash
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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Thin-Film-Glass Organic Electro-Optic Modulator for Ultra-High-Speed and Energy-Efficient Optical Interconnects
This invention is a type of ultra-high-speed electro-optic modulator (>100GHz) that integrates nonlinear optical polymers with thin film waveguides to allow for high-bandwidth modulation with low drive voltage. These devices could offer a practical replacement for silicon nitride or thin-film lithium niobate modulators. Unlike conventional silicon...
Published: 9/28/2026
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Updated: 6/26/2026
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Inventor(s): Yasufumi Enami
Keywords(s):
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Telecommunications > Electro-Optic Devices, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication > Optical, EO & MO, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Telecommunications, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Data Storage, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication
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