Arryx, Inc

Premium Genetics (uk) Limited

Ward Lopes

David G Grier

Kenneth Forbes Bradley

Lewis S Gruber

Joseph Plewa

Robert Lancelot

Eric R Dufresne

Robert W Lancelot

Joseph S Plewa

The present invention employs a beam steering apparatus to isolate valuable cells from other cells, tissues, and contaminants. In one embodiment, the system balances optical trapping against biasing flow to parallelize cell sorting under the flexible control of computer program-directed traps which differentially manipulate cells based on their composition or labels to direct separation.

System and method of sorting materials using holographic laser steering

Our invention relates generally to an optical switch () and an optical router () to rapidly route signals from particular channels () within an optical band by using optical switches () which utilize a controlled whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonance of dielectric microspheres (S, S, S) to optically switch signals. Another invention relates to optical filters which use a WGM resonate structure () to isolate and switch specific optical signals between waveguides (F, F). In other inventions, the filter () is switched 'on/off' by signal loss within a WGM resonate structure () which disrupts the WGM resonance; the filter () isolates and switches a specific wavelength signal from among a group of signals of different wavelengths; and is switched 'off' by adjusting the index of refraction of the resonate structure to become substantially similar to the index of refraction of the surrounding medium.

Optical switches and routers and optical filters

The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method to generating and controlling optical traps for manipulation of small particles. An upstream modification of an input laser beam provides a beam with a square or other preselected, cross section of intensity which can be used to form optical traps with a corresponding cross section of intensity.

Apparatus and method to generate and control optical traps to manipulate small particles

The present invention relates to a system of applying optical gradient forces to form a plurality of optical traps to manipulate small particles. The system includes a light source for generating a focused beam of light which is directed along an optical axis though a phase patterning optical element having a variable optical surface and which has a virtual lens encoded thereon. The optical element produces a plurality of beamlets that are coverged at a position between the optical element and a single transfer lens, and directed through the transfer lens to overlap at the back aperture of a focusing lens. The focusing lens coverges the beamlets to form a plurality of optical traps in the working focal region where particles to be examined, manipulated, or measured, are disposed.

Apparatus, system and method for applying optical gradient forces

The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method to generate and control optical traps () for manipulation of small particles. An upstream modification of an input laser beam () provides a beam with a square or other preselected, cross section of intensity which can be used to form optical traps () with a corresponding cross section of intensity.

An optical switch and optical router to rapidly (in the range of nanoseconds to picoseconds) route signals from particular channels within an optical band by using optical switches which utilize a controlled whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonance of dielectric microspheres to optically switch signal by virtue of their evanescent waves.

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Ward Lopes