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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Commerce, Washington, DC (US);
Vladimir A. Aksyuk, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kartik Srinivasan, Rockville, MD (US);
Thomas Michels, Dortmund, DE;
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A microfabricated optical probe includes: a cantilever; an optical waveguide disposed at a periphery of the cantilever and including an optical loop, the optical loop being disposed coplanar with the cantilever; a mechanical support interposed between and interconnecting the cantilever and the optical waveguide with the mechanical support such that the cantilever and optical waveguide move together; and a substrate on which the cantilever is disposed and from which the cantilever and the optical loop protrude, wherein the cantilever and the optical waveguide flex independently of the substrate.