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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Hoi-cheong Steve Sun, Dayton, NJ (US);
Rosalyn Ritts, Princeton, NJ (US);
Hoi-Cheong Steve Sun, Dayton, NJ (US);
Rosalyn Ritts, Princeton, NJ (US);
Powerzyme, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Abstract
A light sensor and method of detecting light using the light sensor are provided. The light sensor includes a container having an anode compartment and a cathode compartment. The anode compartment has an anode and the cathode compartment has a cathode. The container also includes a transparent portion that allows light into the anode compartment. A membrane separates the anode compartment and the cathode compartment. The membrane is able to allow protons to pass from the anode compartment to the cathode compartment. The anode compartment includes a photon-converting compound ('PCC') for generating electrons by reaction with light. Also included are an imaging device and a method of using the imaging device.