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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2021
Applicant:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);

Inventor:

Michael Shur, Vienna, VA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 23/00 (2006.01); G01S 3/04 (2006.01); G01S 3/74 (2006.01); H10F 30/282 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 23/00 (2013.01); G01S 3/043 (2013.01); G01S 3/74 (2013.01); H10F 30/282 (2025.01);
Abstract

One embodiment provides a line of sight detector. The line of sight detector includes a first TeraFET (field effect transistor) including a first source, a first drain, a first gate, and a first channel having a first end and a second end. The line of sight detector further includes a first source antenna coupled to the first source; a first drain antenna coupled to the first drain; and a third antenna. Each antenna is configured to receive an incident radiation signal having a frequency in a sub terahertz or a terahertz frequency range. Each antenna is positioned a respective distance from each other antenna. Each distance is less than one wavelength of the incident radiation signal.


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