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Patent No.:

US 9362324 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2014

Photodetector focal plane array systems and methods

Applicants:

Vasily N. Astratov, Charlotte, NC (US);

Kenneth W. Allen, Jr., Shelby, NC (US);

Nicholaos I. Limberopoulos, Beavercreek, OH (US);

Augustine Urbas, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Joshua M. Duran, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Vasily N. Astratov, Charlotte, NC (US);

Kenneth W. Allen, Jr., Shelby, NC (US);

Nicholaos I. Limberopoulos, Beavercreek, OH (US);

Augustine Urbas, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Joshua M. Duran, Charlotte, NC (US);

Assignee:

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorneys:

Clements Bernard PLLC

Christopher L. Bernard

Lawrence A. Baratta, Jr.

Primary Examiner:

Roy Potter

Assistant Examiner:

Paul Patton

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/12 (2006.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14627 (2013.01); H01L 27/14649 (2013.01); H01L 27/14685 (2013.01);
Abstract

A photodetector focal plane array system, comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of photosensitive regions; and a microcomponent disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of photosensitive regions operable for receiving incident radiation and directing a photonic nanojet into the associated photosensitive region. Optionally, each of the microcomponents comprises one of a microsphere and a microcylinder. Each of the microcomponents has a diameter of between between ˜λ and ˜100λ, where λ is the wavelength of the incident radiation. Each of the microcomponents is manufactured from a dielectric or semiconductor material. Each of the microcomponents has an index of refraction of between ˜1.4 and ˜3.5. Optionally, high-index components can be embedded in a lower index material. The microcomponents form an array of microcomponents disposed adjacent to the substrate.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Astratov, Vasily. (2016). Photodetector focal plane array systems and methods (U.S. Patent No. 9362324). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9362324

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