Lutronic Vision Inc.

Shimco North America Inc.

Vuereal Inc.

Other

Dayan Ban

Mordehai Margalit

Heechul Lee

G Reza Chaji

Ehsanollah Fathi

Jian Yin

Taeho Ha

Peter Michael Voss

Zhenghong Lu

Rongping Dai

Guocheng Liu

Jun Chen

Cameron Graeme Cooke

Asif Abdullah Khan

Alam Mahmud

In some examples, a laser-based ophthalmological surgical system (hereinafter 'system') includes a therapeutic radiation source configured to emit therapeutic radiation with a first wavelength. The system may also include a probe radiation source configured to emit probe radiation with a second wavelength different than the first wavelength. The system may also include one or more optical elements configured to direct the therapeutic radiation and the probe radiation into an eye of a patient and to collect reflected probe radiation from the eye of the patient. The reflected probe radiation may be indicative of an amount of therapeutic radiation exposure of the eye of the patient. The system may also include a photodetector configured to receive the reflected probe radiation from the one or more optical elements and to generate a photocurrent indicative of the amount of therapeutic radiation exposure of the eye of the patient.

Radiation dosimetry systems and methods

The present invention relates to a piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) that is capable of harvesting mechanical energy into electricity. The PENG comprises one dimensional (1D) and two dimensional (2D) nanostructures integrated together to form a composite nanostructure. A major advantage of the present invention is that the composite nanostructure provides enhanced electrical output and enhanced mechanical stability as compared to previously reported 1D or 2D nanostructures alone. Also described is a hybrid nanogenerator that combines the PENG with a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). A method of synthesizing the composite nanostructure PENG, in which the 1D and 2D nanostructures are grown together on the same substrate using a low temperature hydrothermal method is also described. The provided method is simple and cost-effective.

1D/2D hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerator and method for making same

The present invention relates to a sensing system that, in a preferred embodiment, can be readily integrated into load-lifting structures (such as wings and landing gears) to provide real-time DPHM and obviate/mitigate catastrophic problems. Broadly, the present sensing system combines at least one shim portion with at least one nanogenerator such as a TENG or a PENG. A major advantage of the present sensing system is that it combines in a single structure the following functions: (a) gap management in the component in which the sensing system is installed, (b) collection/storage of measured data for the component in which the sensing system is installed, (c) harvesting/storing energy from operation environment of the component in which the sensing system is installed (e.g., DPHM data when the present sensing system is used for assessment of an aircraft's structural conditions), and (d) wireless transmission of measured data for the component in which the sensing system is installed to a user interface.

Sensing system

In some examples, a laser-based ophthalmological surgical system includes a therapeutic radiation source, one or more optical elements, and a detector system. The therapeutic radiation source may be configured to emit therapeutic radiation. The one or more optical elements may be configured to direct the therapeutic radiation to a targeted area of an eye of a patient. A temperature of the targeted area may depend on a dosage of the therapeutic radiation. The detector system may be configured to measure thermal radiation emitted by the targeted area responsive to exposure to the therapeutic radiation. The one or more optical elements may be configured to optically couple the detector system to the targeted area.

Laser dosage determination by temperature monitoring

The present invention provides light-emitting devices with improved quantum efficiency. The light emitting diode structure comprising: a p-doped layer an n-doped layer; and a multiple quantum well structure sandwiched between the p-doped layer and n-doped layer, wherein the multiple quantum well structure comprising a quantum well disposed between n-doped barrier layers.

Enhanced efficiency of LED structure with n-doped quantum barriers

In some examples, a distributed acoustic detector system may include a frame structure and multiple acoustic detectors. The frame structure may be configured to be retained in a laser-based ophthalmo-logical surgical system aligned to an eye of a patient during therapeutic treatment of the eye of the patient with the laser-based ophthalmological surgical system. The acoustic detectors may be coupled to the frame structure and may be spaced apart from each other and electrically separated from each other.

Distributed acoustic detector system

A contact assembly () for laser surgery may include a contact lens () and an optical filter (). The contact lens () may be configured to be positioned in an optical path of therapeutic radiation () directed at an eye () of a patient. The optical filter () may be coupled to an outer surface (A) of the contact lens (). The optical filter () may be transparent to the therapeutic radiation () with a first wavelength and may be opaque to radiation () with a second wavelength different than the first wavelength.

Optical filter on contact lens surface

The present invention provides light-emitting devices with improved quantum efficiency. The light emitting diode structure comprising: a p-doped layer, an n-doped layer; and a multiple quantum well structure sandwiched between the p-doped layer and n-doped layer, wherein the multiple quantum well structure comprising a quantum well disposed between n-doped barrier layers.

There is described a cascade-type compact hybrid energy cell (CHEC) that is capable of individually and concurrently harvesting solar, strain and thermal energies. The cell comprises an n-p homojunction nanowire (NW)-based piezoelectric nanogenerator and a nanocrystalline/amorphous-Si:H single junction cell. Under optical illumination of &#x2dc;10 mW/cmand mechanical vibration of 3 m/sat 3 Hz frequency, the output current and voltage from a single 1.0 cm-sized CHEC was found to be 280 &#x3bc;A and 3.0 V, respectively&#x2014;this is are sufficient to drive low-power commercial electronics. Six such CHECs connected in series were found to generate enough electrical power to light emitting diodes or drive a wireless strain gauge sensor node.

Cascade-type hybrid energy cell

A device and related fabrication method is provided for an organic/inorganic hybrid optical amplifier with a function of converting infrared light to visible light. The hybrid device integrates an inorganic heterojunction phototransistor (HPT), an embedded metal electrode mirror with a dual function as an optical mirror and charge injection electrode, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED). This integrated optical amplifier is capable of amplifying the incoming light and producing light emission with a power greater than that of the incoming signal. In the second aspect of the invention, the optical amplifier is capable of detecting an incoming infrared electromagnetic wave and converting the wave back to a visible light wave. The optical device has dual functions of optical power amplification and photon energy up-conversion. The optical amplifier device consists of an InGaAs/InP based HPT structure as photodetector, gold-coated metals as embedded mirror and a top-emission OLED. New optical up-conversion imaging devices are also provided that include focal-point array of the organic/inorganic hybrid optical amplifier devices in pixelated formats. The up-conversion imaging devices have a fast response time to enable gated operation for practical applications such as night vision, active surveillance, semiconductor wafer inspection and eye-safe infrared imaging. More importantly, the up-conversion imaging devices would be particularly useful for detecting ultra-low intensity infrared scenes.

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Dayan Ban