Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Yunlong Zi

Zhong Lin Wang

Facundo Martin Fernandez

Changsheng Wu

Wenbo Ding

Anyin Li

An ion pulse generator () includes a triboelectric generator (), an ion emitter () and a conductive surface (). The triboelectric generator () includes a first electrode (), a spaced apart second electrode () and a first triboelectric layer (). The triboelectric generator () generates a predetermined amount of charge as a result of relative movement of the first triboelectric layer (). The ion emitter () is electrically coupled to the first electrode (). The conductive surface () is electrically coupled to the second electrode () and is spaced apart from the ion emitter () at a predetermined distance. Generation of the predetermined amount of charge causes formation of ions between the ion emitter () and the conductive surface ().

Rational nano-coulomb ionization

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an optical communication system. The optical communication system can comprise a self-powered sensor and an optical array. The self-powered sensor can be configured to receive a mechanical input and generate an electrical signal corresponding to the mechanical input. The optical array can be configured to receive the electrical signal and generate an optical output. The optical output can correspond to the mechanical input.

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