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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Min HU, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Fung Suong Ou, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zhen Peng, PFoster City, CA (US);
Zhiyong LI, Redwood City, CA (US);
R. Stanley Williams, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Min Hu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wei Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Fung Suong Ou, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Zhen Peng, PFoster City, CA (US);
Zhiyong Li, Redwood City, CA (US);
R. Stanley Williams, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A compact sensor system comprising: an analysis cell configured for photon-matter interaction, where photons are received from a light source; and an integrated-optical spectral analyzer configured for identifying a set of frequencies, the integrated-optical spectral analyzer comprising: a waveguide coupled with the analysis cell, the waveguide configured for propagating a set of frequencies through the waveguide; one or more ring resonators coupled with the waveguide, the one or more ring resonators comprising a predetermined bandwidth and configured for capturing the set of frequencies corresponding to frequencies within the predetermined bandwidth; and one or more frequency detectors coupled with the one or more tunable ring resonators, the one or more frequency detectors configured for generating electrical signals that identify each of the set of frequencies.