Wavelength-selective thermal detection apparatus and methods

JW Cleary, RE Peale, E Smith, J Nath - US Patent 10,101,212, 2018 - Google Patents
A wavelength selective bolometer includes a substrate configured to serve as a foundation
for the apparatus and a thermal isolation gap established between the substrate and …

Frequency-selective metasurface integrated uncooled microbolometers

M Almasri, E Kinzel - US Patent 11,118,981, 2021 - Google Patents
A metasurface integrated microbolometer having a sensing layer (eg, Si x Ge y O 1-xy). The
presence of the metasurface provides selectivity with respect to wavelength, polarization …

Nanoscale bolometer operating near the thermodynamic limit

CT Harris, TM Lu, TS Luk, PA Sharma - US Patent 11,788,893, 2023 - Google Patents
A nanoscale bolometer for infrared (IR) thermal imaging comprises a subwavelength
antenna that provides a specific detectivity approaching a fundamental, thermodynamic limit …

Thermistor element and electromagnetic wave sensor

S Aoki, S Hara, N Ohta, M Shirokawa - US Patent 11,676,744, 2023 - Google Patents
WPBNNNQJVZRUHP-UHFFFAOYSA-L manganese (2+); methyl n-[[2-(
methoxycarbonylcarbamothioylamino) phenyl] carbamothioyl] carbamate; n-[2 …

Photonic sensor and a method of manufacturing such a sensor

PM Lambkin, WA Lane - US Patent 9,297,700, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Thermocouple based sensors are known where a thermo couple junction is
formed in close proximity to an infrared receiving area. The heating energy delivered per …