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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2006
Panagiotis G. Datskos, Knoxville, TN (US);
Slobodan Rajic, Knoxville, TN (US);
Irene Datskou, Knoxville, TN (US);
Panagiotis G. Datskos, Knoxville, TN (US);
Slobodan Rajic, Knoxville, TN (US);
Irene Datskou, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for detecting electromagnetic radiation employs a deflectable micromechanical apparatus incorporating multiple quantum wells structures. When photons strike the quantum-well structure, physical stresses are created within the sensor, similar to a 'bimetallic effect.' The stresses cause the sensor to bend. The extent of deflection of the sensor can be measured through any of a variety of conventional means to provide a measurement of the photons striking the sensor. A large number of such sensors can be arranged in a two-dimensional array to provide imaging capability.