Patents by Inventor Ronen Rapaport
Ronen Rapaport has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20200025678Abstract: System and method for use in optical monitoring of a sample. The system comprising: a light source unit (140) for providing collimated illumination; polarization modulation unit (160) located in optical path of light propagating from the light source unit; a lens unit (120) for focusing light onto an illumination spot on a surface of a sample, and for collection of light components returning from the sample; a light collection unit configured for collecting light returning from the sample and generate output image data associated with Fourier plane imaging with respect to surface of the sample; and a control unit (500) configured processing said data in accordance with said system calibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Ronen RAPAPORT, Ralfy KENAZ
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Patent number: 9297878Abstract: Apparatus including: an optical waveguide bundle including a plurality of optical waveguides substantially aligned along a waveguide bundle axis, each optical waveguide having a longitudinal core configured to transmit light; a plurality of the optical waveguides each including a Bragg reflector, the Bragg reflectors configured to couple light incident from a direction substantially transverse to the waveguide bundle axis into the optical waveguides in a propagating mode in the longitudinal cores; and each of a plurality of longitudinal cores being in optical communication with an optical detector configured to detect light transmitted in the longitudinal cores.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Gang Chen, Oleg Mitrofanov, Ronen Rapaport
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Publication number: 20130308179Abstract: In one aspect, an optical gain device is provided. The optical gain device comprises a metallic film and an optical gain medium. The metallic film has a plurality of slits therethrough. The plurality of slits are configured such that the film selectively and resonantly transmits light over a preselected frequency range. The optical gain medium is situated within or substantially near at least one slit of the plurality of slits.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ronen Rapaport
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Patent number: 8587856Abstract: A nonlinear optical system comprises a metallic film having a first side and a second side. The nonlinear optical system further comprises a regular array of slits in the metallic film. The slits connect the first and second sides of the metallic film. The array is configured to selectively transmit through the metallic film light having frequencies of a selected frequency band. The nonlinear optical system still further comprises a nonlinear optical material situated within the slit.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Gang Chen, Ronen Rapaport
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Publication number: 20120248402Abstract: An emitter device for emitting electromagnetic radiation is presented. The device includes a metallic patterned structure, and emitting media integral with the metallic patterned structure. The emitting media includes one or more emitters of omni-directional emission in nature wherein certain emission pattern. One or more parameters of the metallic patterned structure, that define a dispersion map thereof, are selected according to the emitting pattern such that the metallic patterned structure operates as a beam shaper creating resonant coupling of each emitter with a microscopic confined optical mode of the metallic patterned structure thereby enhancing by a predetermined enhancement factor the emission from the emitting media in a predetermined direction. The device thus provides predetermined directional beaming of output electromagnetic radiation wherein a predetermined angular propagation of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitting media.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, LTD.Inventors: Ronen RAPAPORT, Shira YOCHELIS, Yossef PALTIEL, Uri BANIN
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Publication number: 20120176424Abstract: Apparatus including a color mixing light source having a first laser configured to lase at one or a plurality of light emission wavelengths of 459 nanometers or less and a second laser configured to lase at one or a plurality of light emission wavelengths of 470 nanometers or more; and a controller having a color control data input and a color control data output configured to cause the color mixing light source to generate a perceptual mixture of light having a perceptual color, the perceptual mixture including light emissions from the first and second light sources. System configured to map first color control data to second color control data. Method of forming a perceptual mixture of light having a perceptual color. Method of converting color control data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ronen Rapaport, Michael J. Schabel
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Patent number: 7847364Abstract: Apparatus including flexible line extending along a length. Flexible line includes first charge carrier-transporting body, photosensitive body over first charge carrier-transporting body, and second charge carrier-transporting body over photosensitive body. Each of first and second charge carrier-transporting bodies and photosensitive body extend along at least part of length of flexible line. Photosensitive body is capable of near-infrared or visible light-induced generation of charge carrier pairs. Second charge carrier-transporting body is at least semi-transparent to near-infrared light or visible light.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ashok J. Maliakal, Oleg Mitrofanov, Ronen Rapaport, Nikolai Zhitenev
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Publication number: 20090225401Abstract: A nonlinear optical system comprises a metallic film having a first side and a second side. The nonlinear optical system further comprises a regular array of slits in the metallic film. The slits connect the first and second sides of the metallic film. The array is configured to selectively transmit through the metallic film light having frequencies of a selected frequency band. The nonlinear optical system still further comprises a nonlinear optical material situated within the slit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ronen Rapaport
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Patent number: 7570864Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecommunications wavelengths. The quantum dots may include cap compounds to increase the solubility of the quantum dots in the composition. Typical cap compounds include aromatic organic molecules. Optical devices including waveguides may be fabricated from the polymeric compositions of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Dan Fuchs, Ylva Olsson, Ronen Rapaport, Vikram Sundar
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Publication number: 20090034930Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecommunications wavelengths. The quantum dots may include cap compounds to increase the solubility of the quantum dots in the composition. Typical cap compounds include aromatic organic molecules. Optical devices including waveguides may be fabricated from the polymeric compositions of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Dan Fuchs, Ylva Olsson, Ronen Rapaport, Vikram Sundar
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Publication number: 20090014825Abstract: Apparatus including flexible line extending along a length. Flexible line includes first charge carrier-transporting body, photosensitive body over first charge carrier-transporting body, and second charge carrier-transporting body over photosensitive body. Each of first and second charge carrier-transporting bodies and photosensitive body extend along at least part of length of flexible line. Photosensitive body is capable of near-infrared or visible light-induced generation of charge carrier pairs. Second charge carrier-transporting body is at least semi-transparent to near-infrared light or visible light.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ashok J. Maliakal, Oleg Mitrofanov, Ronen Rapaport, Nikolai Zhitenev
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Patent number: 7457508Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecommunications wavelengths. The quantum dots may include cap compounds to increase the solubility of the quantum dots in the composition. Typical cap compounds include aromatic organic molecules. Optical devices including waveguides may be fabricated from the polymeric compositions of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Dan Fuchs, Ylva Olsson, Ronen Rapaport, Vikram Sundar
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Publication number: 20080219303Abstract: Apparatus including a color mixing light source having a first laser configured to lase at one or a plurality of light emission wavelengths of 459 nanometers or less and a second laser configured to lase at one or a plurality of light emission wavelengths of 470 nanometers or more; and a controller having a color control data input and a color control data output configured to cause the color mixing light source to generate a perceptual mixture of light having a perceptual color, the perceptual mixture including light emissions from the first and second light sources. System configured to map first color control data to second color control data. Method of forming a perceptual mixture of light having a perceptual color. Method of converting color control data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ronen Rapaport, Michael J. Schabel
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Publication number: 20070237473Abstract: Apparatus including: an optical waveguide bundle including a plurality of optical waveguides substantially aligned along a waveguide bundle axis, each optical waveguide having a longitudinal core configured to transmit light; a plurality of the optical waveguides each including a Bragg reflector, the Bragg reflectors configured to couple light incident from a direction substantially transverse to the waveguide bundle axis into the optical waveguides in a propagating mode in the longitudinal cores; and each of a plurality of longitudinal cores being in optical communication with an optical detector configured to detect light transmitted in the longitudinal cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Oleg Mitrofanov, Ronen Rapaport
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Publication number: 20070217755Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecommunications wavelengths. The quantum dots may include cap compounds to increase the solubility of the quantum dots in the composition. Typical cap compounds include aromatic organic molecules. Optical devices including waveguides may be fabricated from the polymeric compositions of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Dan Fuchs, Ylva Olsson, Ronen Rapaport, Vikram Sundar
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Publication number: 20070074540Abstract: Techniques for producing a glass structure having interconnected macroscopic pores, including providing a polymeric structure having interconnected macroscopic pores; providing polymerizable glass precursors; filling pores in the polymeric structure with the polymerizable glass precursors; polymerizing the polymerizable glass precursors to yield a filled polymeric structure; and decomposing the filled polymeric structure to produce a glass structure having interconnected macroscopic pores. Techniques for filling pores of such glass structure with a material having a high refractive index, and for then removing the glass structure. Structures can be produced having interconnected macroscopic pores and high refractive index contrasts, which can be used, for example, as photonic band gaps.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Applicant: Lucent Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ronen Rapaport, Elsa Reichmanis, Shu Yang
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Patent number: 7197226Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecommunications wavelengths. The quantum dots may include cap compounds to increase the solubility of the quantum dots in the composition. Typical cap compounds include aromatic organic molecules. Optical devices including waveguides may be fabricated from the polymeric compositions of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Dan Fuchs, Ylva Olsson, Ronen Rapaport, Vikram Sundar
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Patent number: 7168266Abstract: Techniques for producing a glass structure having interconnected macroscopic pores, employing steps of filling polymerizable glass precursors into pores in a polymeric structure having interconnected macroscopic pores; polymerizing the precursors; and decomposing the polymers to produce a glass oxide structure having interconnected macroscopic pores. Further techniques employ steps of exposing portions of a photosensitive medium including glass precursors to an optical interference pattern; polymerizing or photodeprotecting the exposed portions and removing unpolymerized or deprotected portions; and decomposing the polymerized or deprotected portions to produce a glass structure having interconnected macroscopic pores. Techniques for filling pores of such glass structure with a material having a high refractive index, and for then removing the glass structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Ronen Rapaport, Elsa Reichmanis, Shu Yang
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Publication number: 20060208223Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecommunications wavelengths. The quantum dots may include cap compounds to increase the solubility of the quantum dots in the composition. Typical cap compounds include aromatic organic molecules. Optical devices including waveguides may be fabricated from the polymeric compositions of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2006Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Dan Fuchs, Ylva Olsson, Ronen Rapaport, Vlkram Sundar
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Patent number: 7065285Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymeric composition of matter. The composition includes at least one polymer matrix and plurality of quantum dots distributed therein. The polymer may be a perfluorocyclobutane polymer having high optical transmission at telecommunications wavelengths. The quantum dots may include cap compounds to increase the solubility of the quantum dots in the composition. Typical cap compounds include aromatic organic molecules. Optical devices including waveguides may be fabricated from the polymeric compositions of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2003Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Gang Chen, Dan Fuchs, Ylva Olsson, Ronen Rapaport, Vikram Sundar