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Micropixel Free Space Optical Space Communications Transceiver
RPI ID: 2017-023-401 Innovation Summary: This invention relates to methods and devices for transceiving light via display devices, enabling bidirectional optical communication. The light source array can operate in multiple duplexing modes: full-space-division, half-space-division, and time-division duplexing. By integrating communication...
Published: 3/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): BASSEM FAHS, Robert, Jr. Karlicek
Keywords(s): 5G Communications, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, camera/lens, Chip manufacturing, Computer Science, displays, Electrical, Engineering, Integrated circuit, IT Hardware, LED/lighting, LiFi, media, micro-pixel, motion tracking, network management, Optical wireless systems, Photonics, photonics/microelectronics, security, Semiconductors, Sensors, smart systems, terahertz, tranceivers, Video, VLC, wearables
Category(s): Media, Arts, Science and Technology
Intuitive Optical System Design Software
This program simplifies optical system design by offloading calculations to the computer, allowing engineers to work with optical axis components in a way that more closely aligns with their natural thought and visualization processes. Background: Existing optical design methods require the user to place and orient individual optical elements in...
Published: 2/20/2026   |   Inventor(s): Eric Edlund, Nathaniel Rose
Keywords(s): engineering, optics, photonics, software, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > SUNY Cortland, Technology Classifications > Information Technology
Synthesis of Heteroatom Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Case No. 2019-232)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry have developed an approach for synthesizing nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with high yield. Background: There is a widespread use of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds in small-molecule pharmaceutical intermediates. There is also a growing need...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Neil Garg, Evan Darzi, Joyann Barber
Keywords(s): Catalysts, Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Displays, Electronics & Semiconductors, Energy & Water, Optics, Photonics
Category(s): Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Optics & Photonics, Materials > Semiconducting Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation > Solar, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals, Chemical > Synthesis, Electrical > Displays
Charge Sharing Compensation Using Coincidences for X-Ray Photon Counting Detectors (UCLA Case No. 2019-543)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a novel method for coincidence counting to reduce the noise inherent in photon counting detectors. Background: The computed tomography (CT) scanning market is projected to grow from ~$6 billion to over $10 billion in 2030. Approximately 10% of this market size is...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Scott Hsieh
Keywords(s): charge sharing, charge summing, Computed tomography, CT, High resolution computed tomography, Medical Imaging, nanophotonics, Photon, Photon counting, photonic materials, Photonic structures, Photonics, pileup, spectral CT, X-Ray Computed Tomography, X-ray detectors
Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices, Electrical > Imaging
Dual-Stage On-Chip Optical-To-Microwave Low-Noise Synthesizer (Case No. 2022-059)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed the Dual-Stage On-Chip Optical-To-Microwave Low-Noise Synthesizer, which achieves exceptional phase-noise performance by combining optical and microwave components and is poised to improve telecommunications efficiencies. Background: The field of low-noise...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Chee Wei Wong, Abhinav Kumar Vinod
Keywords(s): Electronics & Semiconductors, Microwave, Optics, Photonics, Semiconductor, Signal Processing, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Wireless
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Wireless, Optics & Photonics
2022-174 Diffractive All-Optical Computing for Quantitative Phase Imaging
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed an all-optical quantitative phase imaging (QPI) method that could replace traditionally burdensome and power-inefficient computational image processing networks and improve current limitations in biological imaging. Background: The application of...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Deniz Mengu
Keywords(s): Diffraction Tomography, Digital Holography, Digital immunohistology, Electron Holography, Fluorescence Microscope, Histology, Holography, Immunohistochemistry, Immunology, Lighting and Illumination, on-chip microscopy, Optics, Photonics, quantitative phase imaging (QPI)
Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Microscopy, Optics & Photonics > Holography
Chip-Scale Frequency-Comb Assisted Coherent LIDAR With Sub-Micrometer Precision (UCLA Case No. 2019-340)
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a microcomb-based spectrally resolved interferometer (SRI) for precise dimension measurements. BACKGROUND: Physical length determination, a standard quantitative measurement, is currently achieved by the application of a laser interferometer. The application...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Chee Wei Wong, Yoon-Soo Jang, Hao Liu, Jinghui Yang
Keywords(s): Electronics & Semiconductors, Laser, Metrology, Network On A Chip, Photodetector, Photonics, Q Factor LIDAR, Semiconductor, Semiconductor Device, Semiconductors, System On A Chip
Category(s): Materials > Nanotechnology, Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Optics & Photonics
Cellphone-Based Micro-Plate Reader for Point-Of-Care ELISA Testing & High-Throughput and Automated Diagnosis of Antimicrobial Resistance
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a cost-effective cellphone-based micro-plate reader to rapidly perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) with >99% accuracy. Background: Immunoassays are biochemical tests that are conducted to measure the presence and concentration of...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Dino Di Carlo, Steve Feng, Bingen Cortazar Unzaga, Brandon Berg, Haydar Ozkan, Omai Garner, Derek Kuochao Tseng
Keywords(s): Antibacterial, Antibiotic Resistance, Antibody, Artificial Intelligence, Bacteria, Drug Resistance, ELISA, High-Throughput Screening, Immunoassay, Nanotechnology, Optics, Photonics, Point Of Care, Smartphone
Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Antibodies, Diagnostic Markers, Optics & Photonics, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
2021-359 Seeing Through Random Diffusers Without a Computer
Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed an all optics-based system that can perform image reconstruction at the speed of light for images distorted by light scattering and diffusion. Background: Imaging is an essential technique for everything from biomedical optics and atmospheric physics...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Yi Luo, Ege Cetintas, Yair Rivenson
Keywords(s): Automation, Computer Vision, Digital Electronics, Electronics & Semiconductors, Optics, Photonics, Remote Sensing, Robotics, Signal Reconstruction, Turbines
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Imaging, Mechanical, Mechanical > Instrumentation, Mechanical > Robotics, Optics & Photonics
2022-037 PROFILE MONITOR FOR ULTRA-SMALL PARTICLE BEAMS
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed a beam profile monitor capable of resolving ultra-small particle beams at sub-micron spot sizes. BACKGROUND: Modern optical applications utilizing ultra-high brightness beams, such as X-ray free electron lasers (XFEL), require monitoring the spatial distributions...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Nathan Majernik
Keywords(s): Beam Divergence, Instrumentation, Instrumentation & Analysis, Ion Beam, Laser, Nanotechnology, Optics, Photonics
Category(s): Electrical > Sensors, Materials > Nanotechnology, Optics & Photonics
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