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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2009
Maurice P. Bianchi, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
David A. Deamer, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Timothy R. Kilgore, Orange, CA (US);
Maurice P. Bianchi, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
David A. Deamer, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Timothy R. Kilgore, Orange, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a light modulating communication device comprising a housing comprising at least one inner chamber, and an opening, at least one quantum dot positioned inside the at least one inner chamber, a high-energy emitting source positioned within the at least one inner chamber, a modulator positioned proximal to the opening of the housing, and optionally, at least one reflector positioned within the at least one inner chamber. The present disclosure also relates to a method comprising providing at least one quantum dot, contacting the at least one quantum dot with high-energy particles such that light is produced from the at least one quantum dot, and modulating the light produced from the at least one quantum dot.