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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2012
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Universität Ulm, Ulm, DE;
Jerry Chance Carter, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael P. Chrisp, Lexington, MA (US);
Anastacia M. Manuel, Dublin, CA (US);
Boris Mizaikoff, Ulm, DE;
Andreas Wilk, Blaustein, DE;
Seong-Soo Kim, Ulm, DE;
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided that greatly expand the utility of conventional hollow waveguide-based sensors via either straight, substrate-integrated channels or via meandering (e.g., circuitous, curved or folded optical paths) waveguide sensor designs. Full- or hybrid-integration of the meandering hollow waveguide with light source, detector, and light-guiding optics facilitates compact yet high-performance gas/vapor and/or liquid sensors of the substrate-integrated hollow waveguide sensor.