Patents by Inventor Birgit J.M. Hausmann

Birgit J.M. Hausmann 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).

  • Diamond nanowires
    Patent number: 8415640
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a system includes a plurality of diamond nanowires disposed on the surface of a diamond substrate, at least some of the nanowires including a color center. The system also includes a light source configured to illuminate at least one of the plurality of nanowires with excitation light at a wavelength corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the color center included in the illuminated nanowire; and an optical receiver configured to receive a fluorescence emitted from the color center included in the illuminated nanowire in response to the excitation light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Thomas M. Babinec, Birgit J. M. Hausmann, Mughees Khan, Yinan Zhang, Philip R. Hemmer, Marko Loncar
  • DIAMOND NANOWIRES
    Publication number: 20110309265
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a system includes a plurality of diamond nanowires disposed on the surface of a diamond substrate, at least some of the nanowires including a color center. The system also includes a light source configured to illuminate at least one of the plurality of nanowires with excitation light at a wavelength corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the color center included in the illuminated nanowire; and an optical receiver configured to receive a fluorescence emitted from the color center included in the illuminated nanowire in response to the excitation light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Thomas M. Babinec, Birgit J.M. Hausmann, Mughees Khan, Yinan Zhang, Philip R. Hemmer, Marko Loncar