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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Applicant:
Phillip J. Layton, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Phillip J. Layton, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pacific Integrated Energy, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01Q 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/1226 (2013.01); H01L 31/035209 (2013.01); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); H01Q 21/064 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electromagnetic energy collecting and sensing device is described. The device uses enhanced fields to emit electrons for energy collection. The device is configured to collect energy from visible light, infrared radiation and ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation. The device includes a waveguide with a geometry selected to enhance the electric field along a conductor to create a high, localized electric field, which causes electron emission across a gap to an electron return plane.