Patents Assigned to Lumera Corporation
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Publication number: 20100040322Abstract: An electro-optic polymer semiconductor integrated circuit includes one or more doped regions configured to drive one or more electrodes, and the electrodes are configured to drive a juxtaposed electro-optic core. The assembly may include a planarization layer disposed at least partially coplanar with the electrodes. The circuit may include an integrated multiplexer, driver configured to receive a signal from the multiplexer, at least one high speed electrode configured to be driven by the driver and modulate light energy passed through a hyperpolarizable poled chromophore regions disposed near the high speed electrode. The circuit may include a calibration storage circuit. The circuit may include, during fabrication, structures to provide voltage to a buried electrode and a shield to prevent damage from the poling field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Bing Li, Raluca Dinu, Eric Miller, Danliang Jin, Hui Chen, Christopher A. Wiklof
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Publication number: 20090231678Abstract: In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel election acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore architectures wherein a chromophore contains more than one electron acceptor in electronic communication with a single election donor, and/or more than one electron donor in electronic communication with a single electron acceptor. Also described is processes for providing materials comprising the novel chromophores and polymer matrices containing the novel chromophores. Electro-optic devices described herein contain one or more of the described electron acceptors, electron donors, conjugated bridges, or chromophores.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Diyun Huang, Tim Londergan, Galina K. Todorova, Jingsong Zhu
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Publication number: 20090137772Abstract: According to an embodiment, a nonlinear optical chromophore includes the structure D-?-A, wherein D is a donor, ? is a ?-bridge, and A is an acceptor, and wherein at least one of D, ?, or A is covalently attached to a substituent group including a substituent center that is directly bonded to at least three aryl groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Diyun Huang, Baoquan Huang
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Publication number: 20090093067Abstract: An article, process, and method for surface plasmon resonance plates are described. A substrate is covered with a thin metal film onto which a second thin metal film is deposited. The surface of the second thin metal film is converted to the metal oxide which is used to covalently bond organosilanes to the surface. Reactive organosilanes containing terminal bonding groups are arranged in a plurality of spots that are surrounded by inert organosilanes. Biomolecule attachment to the binding group is detected or measured from surface plasmon signals from the first thin metal film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Nicholas Adam Wolf, Danliang Jin, Anna Barklund, Raluca Dinu
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Patent number: 7463358Abstract: An article, process, and method for surface plasmon resonance plates are described. A substrate is covered with a thin metal film onto which a second thin metal film is deposited. The surface of the second thin metal film is converted to the metal oxide which is used to covalently bond organosilanes to the surface. Reactive organosilanes containing terminal bonding groups are arranged in a plurality of spots that are surrounded by inert organosilanes. Biomolecule attachment to the binding group is detected or measured from surface plasmon signals from the first thin metal film.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2005Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Lumera CorporationInventors: Nick Wolf, Danliang Jin, Anna M. Barklund, Raluca Dinu
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Publication number: 20080298737Abstract: In one aspect, a process comprises: a) fabricating polymer layers embedding an electro-optic polymer waveguide; b) fabricating a high speed electrode and a ground electrode, wherein the high speed electrode and ground electrode are positioned to control the electro-optic polymer waveguide; and c) fabricating a resistor at a predetermined location along the high speed electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: Lumera CorporationInventors: Guomin Yu, Eric Miller
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Publication number: 20080298736Abstract: In one aspect, an electro-optic device comprises: a) a high speed electrode; b) a ground electrode; c) polymer layers embedding an electro-optic polymer waveguide; and d) at least one integrated resistor in electrical contact with the high speed electrode and the ground electrode, wherein the high speed electrode and the ground electrode are positioned to control light in the electro-optic polymer waveguide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: Lumera CorporationInventors: Mary K. Koenig, Guomin Yu
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Publication number: 20080290066Abstract: A process that comprises dry etching a trench into a side clad polymer layer using an underlying passive polymer layer as an etch stop, and then back filling the trench with an electro-optic polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2007Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Bing Li, Danliang Jin, Raluca Dinu, Guomin Yu
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Publication number: 20080267571Abstract: An electro-optic waveguide device comprising an electro-optic polymer core and at least one crosslinked polymer clad, wherein the crosslinked polymer clad is comprised of a first constitutional unit derived from a compound having the formula wherein, m=0-6; n?0-1; q=1-3; y=0-3; Ar1 is an aryl or heteroaryl group; and independently at each occurrence p=0-1; R is an alkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl group; Ar2 is an aryl or heteroaryl group; and X is a crosslinkable group. The R group may be an alkyl or heteroalkyl group with at least 6 atoms in a straight chain. In some embodiments, the R group is an alkoxy capped oligoalkylene group. Other embodiments include a polymer comprising a first constitutional unit derived from a compound having the formula described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Lixin Zheng, Danliang Jin
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Patent number: 7368520Abstract: Crosslinked polymer blends comprising a poly(arylene ether) and a nonlinear optical chromophore. Also featured are electro-optic devices incorporating these blends.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Lumera CorporationInventors: Diyun Huang, Timothy M. Londergan
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Patent number: 7345134Abstract: A polymer that includes a constitutional unit contributed by (a) a first monomer comprising a halocatechol diacrylate, a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, or a halohydroquinone diacrylate, and (b) a second monomer comprising a charge transporting moiety.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Lumera CorporationInventor: Dan L. Jin
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Publication number: 20080063411Abstract: Systems for wireless communication may select a photonic signal to generate a carrier frequency for wireless communication. In an illustrative example, the selected photonic signal may have sidebands with a frequency difference corresponding to a carrier frequency within one of multiple predetermined carrier frequency bands. In some implementations, each of the predetermined carrier frequency bands may contain a local minimum signal attenuation characteristic over a signal path of the wireless communication. For example, the selection of the photonic signal may be based on predetermined selection criteria such as error information, and/or signal path conditions (e.g., atmospheric humidity level, noise, signal strength). Apparatus for performing such methods may include a wireless communication system with a transmitter and/or receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Panos C. Lekkas, Raluca Dinu
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Publication number: 20080063028Abstract: Methods for wireless communication may include selection of a photonic signal to generate a carrier frequency for wireless communication. In an illustrative example, the selected photonic signal may have sidebands with a frequency difference corresponding to a carrier frequency within one of multiple predetermined carrier frequency bands. In some implementations, each of the predetermined carrier frequency bands may contain a local minimum signal attenuation characteristic over a signal path of the wireless communication. For example, the selection of the photonic signal may be based on predetermined selection criteria such as error information, and/or signal path conditions (e.g., atmospheric humidity level, noise, signal strength). Apparatus for performing such methods may include a wireless communication system with a transmitter and/or receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: Lumera CorporationInventors: Panos C. Lekkas, Raluca Dinu
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Patent number: 7330631Abstract: A method including poling an optical waveguide device including an optical waveguide core, an electrode, and an organically modified sol-gel layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Lumera CorporationInventors: Louis J. Bintz, Raluca Dinu, Danliang Jin
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Publication number: 20070232811Abstract: In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel electron acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore architectures wherein a chromophore contains more than one electron acceptor in electronic communication with a single electron donor, and/or more than one electron donor in electronic communication with a single electron acceptor. Also described is processes for providing materials comprising the novel chromophores and polymer matrices containing the novel chromophores. Electro-optic devices described herein contain one or more of the described electron acceptors, electron donors, conjugated bridges, or chromophores.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Diyun Huang, Timothy Londergan, Galina Todorova, Jingsong Zhu
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Publication number: 20070222996Abstract: Instruments and methods relating to surface plasmon imaging are described. An instrument comprises a semi-circular rail and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism is attached to a light source mount and a detector mount, and both the light source mount and the detector mount are attached to the semi-circular rail with connectors. Each connector allows the light source mount and detector mount to slide along the rail. The synchronous movement of the light source mount and the detector mount changes the angle of incidence of a light beam from the light source with respect to the plane of the sample surface on the sample stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: LUMERA CORPORATIONInventors: Hann-Wen Guan, Shuxin Cong
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Patent number: 7262230Abstract: A process that includes (a) providing a mixture including i) a halocatechol diacrylate, a haloresorcinol diacrylate, or a halohydroquinone diacrylate component, ii) a charge transporting component having a radical polymerizable group, and iii) a radical initiator and b) initiating a radical polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: Lumera CorporationInventor: Dan L. Jin
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Patent number: 7250712Abstract: In one aspect, a microelectrode comprising an upper surface, two walls, and a polymer core is described, wherein each of the two walls forms an angle with a lower surface, and the upper surface and each of the two walls comprises a metal thin film in contact with the polymer core. The lower surface, however, lacks a continuous metal thin film. In another aspect, a microelectrode comprising a metal thin film is described in which the metal thin film has a thickness and a plane bisects the thickness. The plane forms an angle with a lower surface that lacks a contiuous metal thin film. The metal thin film is in contact with a supporting polymer having an upper surface that also lacks a continuous metal thin film.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2004Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Lumera CorporationInventors: Raluca Dinu, Jeffrey K. Kressbach
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Publication number: 20070164842Abstract: Apparatus and associated systems, methods and computer program products relate to an electro-optic device that includes a drive electrode that is substantially resonant with millimeter wave and/or terahertz wave radiation. In various embodiments, the drive electrode may comprise at least one structure with an absorption resonance at the frequency of interest (e.g., 94 gigahertz, 120 gigahertz, 1 terahertz). In some embodiments, such periodic structures may be terminated with a characteristic impedance that substantially enhances the absorption resonance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: July 19, 2007Applicant: Lumera CorporationInventor: Mary Koenig
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Patent number: 7241394Abstract: A process for fabricating a microelectrode is described that includes: a) providing a substrate comprising at least one polymer micro-ridge, where the polymer micro-ridge comprises an upper surface and two walls, and the two walls form an angle with a lower surface; b) depositing a metal thin film on the upper surface, the two walls, and the lower surface; and c) etching a predetermined amount of the deposited metal thin film on the lower surface to form the microelectrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Lumera CorporationInventors: Raluca Dinu, Jeffrey K. Kressbach