Patents by Inventor Alan Chin

Alan Chin 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).

  • Nanostructured substrates for improved lift-off of III-V thin films
    Patent number: 10403783
    Abstract: Reusable nanostructured substrates for forming semiconductor thin films, such as those used in solar cells, are configured with nanopillars to permit improved lift-off of thin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Alan Chin, Cun-Zheng Ning
  • NANOSTRUCTURED SUBSTRATES FOR IMPROVED LIFT-OFF OF III-V THIN FILMS
    Publication number: 20190172966
    Abstract: Reusable nanostructured substrates for forming semiconductor thin films, such as those used in solar cells, are configured with nanopillars to permit improved lift-off of thin films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Alan Chin, Cun-Zheng Ning
  • Optical devices with engineered nonlinear nanocomposite materials
    Publication number: 20050058415
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical device. The optical device comprises a waveguide core and a nanocomposite material optically coupled to the waveguide core. The nanocomposite material includes a plurality of quantum dots. The nanocomposite material has a nonlinear index of refraction ? that is at least 10?9 cm2/W when irradiated with an activation light having a wavelength ? between approximately 3×10?5 cm and 2×10?4 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Howard Wing Lee, Alan Chin, William Pfenninger
  • Optical devices with engineered nonlinear nanocomposite materials
    Publication number: 20050058416
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical device. The optical device comprises a waveguide core and a nanocomposite material optically coupled to the waveguide core. The nanocomposite material includes a plurality of quantum dots. The nanocomposite material has a nonlinear index of refraction ? that is at least 10?9 cm2/W when irradiated with an activation light having a wavelength ? between approximately 3×10?5 cm and 2×10?4 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Howard Hoon Lee, Alan Chin, William Pfenninger