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Optomechanical Ultrasound Detector And Performing Ultrasound Imaging

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Thomas W. LeBrun and Jason J. Gorman
An optomechanical ultrasound detector includes: a micromirror substrate; a mechanical resonator that receives ultrasound waves, oscillates at resonator frequency f.sub.r, changes cavity length L.sub.c, and produces intra-cavity light; and an optical microcavity between the micromirror substrate and

Agile Nucleic Acid Sensor And Measuring A Biomarker

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Kevin Kiesler , Alokik Kanwal , Anthony J. Kearsley , Erica Romsos , Peter M. Vallone , Jacob Majikes and Arvind Balijepalli
An agile nucleic acid sensor includes: a DNA switch; an analysis substrate in electrostatic communication with the DNA switch and that produces a biomarker electrical signal; a transduction member that receives the biomarker electrical signal and produces a transduction signal; a sensor counter

Gravity-Enforced Photon Momentum Radiometer And Measuring Optical Power

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Anna Vaskuri and Paul A. Williams
A gravity-enforced photon momentum radiometer incudes: a magnetic array; a diamagnetic shuttle that levitates above the magnetic array; a mirror on the diamagnetic shuttle that receives laser light and moves the diamagnetic shuttle due to the optical force; a tiltable platform for the magnetic array
Schematic showing one implementation.

An Optical Readout for a Thermal Detector Array

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Nathan A Tomlin
The invention is a readout method for a novel detector array designed to measure mm-wave, submm, THz, and/or IR. The main components are a waveguide, waveguide splitters, waveguide-coupled resonator pixel array (primary), and a secondary detector array.

Performing Bang-Anneal-Bang Quantum Optimization

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Alexey Gorshkov
A new quantum protocol called the “bang-anneal-bang” protocol, for solving optimization problems such as the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) on a quantum computer.

Delivering Signals To Cryogenic Environments Via Photonic Links

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Franklyn Quinlan , Scott Diddams , Joe Aumentado , Florent Lecocq and John Teufel
An operational environment is disclosed herein that includes a cryogenic environment and a signal source. The cryogenic environment includes a signal target, an optical link, signal converter devices, and an electrical link. Outside of the cryogenic environment, the signal source generates an

Amino Acid-Specific Binder And Selectively Identifying An Amino Acid

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John P. Marino and Zvi Kelman
N-terminal amino acid binding (NAAB) reagents are a tool for parallel, high-throughput proteomics. Afluorescently-labeled NAAB allows immobilized peptides to be identified by their N-terminal residues using single-molecule fluorescent microscopy, which enables novel proteomic analysis, like

Novel Nanocomposite Phase-Change Memory Materials And Design Of The Same

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Ichiro Takeuchi and Aaron Gilad Kusne
Provided herein are novel materials, such as novel phase-change memory materials providing superior characteristics, and methods of discovering/selecting such novel materials via machine learning, such as Bayesian active learning. An exemplary material provided by the inventive concept is the

Novel Nanocomposite Phase-Change Memory Materials And Design And Selection Of The Same

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Ichiro Takeuchi and Aaron Gilad Kusne
Provided herein are novel materials, such as novel phase-change memory materials providing superior characteristics, and methods of discovering/selecting such novel materials via machine learning, such as Bayesian active learning. An exemplary material provided by the inventive concept is the
Depiction of high-efficiency microfabricated spherical RF Paul Ion Trap for trapping single atomic ions.

Spherical Ion Trap and Trapping Ions

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Jeffrey Sherman , David Hume and Roger Brown
This invention is a new type of spherical RF Paul ion trap with thermal and electrical properties that are favorable for high-accuracy atomic clocks.

Ultra-Sensitive Camera for Clearer Images in Medicine, Space, and Security

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Adam McCaughan
This invention introduces a thermally coupled imager designed to detect and track single photons with high accuracy. It integrates a thermal detection layer with photon-sensitive pixels to enhance imaging precision. The system improves time and position-sensitive imaging, making it ideal for

Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting Thermometry

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Kathryn Keenan
A method for temperature quantification using magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) includes acquiring MRF data from a region of interest in a subject using an MRF pulse sequence with smoothly varying RF phase for MR resonant frequencies that is played out continuously. For each of a plurality of

Optoelectromechanical Switch And Programming An Optical Network

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Vladimir Aksyuk and Henri Lezec
Disclosed is an optoelectromechanical switch that includes: an optical feedline disposed on an isolation substrate that receives resonator light that is subject to optical communication to a resonator when a cavity length of the resonator supports an electromagnetic mode at the wavelength of the
Schematics of photonic AC-DC converter. Color represents surface temperature of the device upon applying DC voltage to the electrode.

Smart Energy Converter for Efficient Power Use

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Nikolai Klimov and Joseph Hagmann
This invention introduces a photonic-based AC-DC equivalence converter that operates using temperature-controlled photonic chips. It leverages isothermal regions to regulate voltage and improve energy efficiency. The technology enables precise energy conversion with minimal loss. By utilizing

Barcoded End Facet Printed Photonic Chip And Barcode-Guided Direct Laser Writing

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Kartik Srinivasan
A barcoded end facet printed photonic chip includes: an optically transparent direct laser writing substrate including a transverse waveguide writing surface to receive a direct write laser light for off-axis direct write laser printing and a facet surface to receive the direct write laser light for

Quantum-Enabled Flow Cytometer

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Sergey Polyakov and Ivan Burenkov
Flow cytometry is arguably the most powerful optical method routinely used in the diagnosis of health disorders and disease monitoring. We enhance an optical flow cytometer with a photon­ number statistics measurement. Our technique allows for an absolute measurement of biomarker concentration and
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