Patents by Inventor Murray W. McCutcheon

Murray W. McCutcheon 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).

  • Efficient terahertz sources based on difference-frequency generation in triply-resonant photonic resonators
    Patent number: 8285091
    Abstract: A system for efficient generation of THz radiation is provided that includes a triply-resonant nonlinear photonic resonator coupled to at least one near-infrared (NIR) or optical waveguide and to at least one THz waveguide. The energy traveling through the at least one near-infrared (NIR) or optical waveguide is converted to THz radiation inside the triply-resonant photonic resonator via a nonlinear difference frequency generation (DFG) process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President & Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Jorge Bravo-Abad, Ian B. Burgess, John D. Joannopoulos, Steven G. Johnson, Marko Loncar, Murray W. McCutcheon, Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Marin Soljacic, Yinan Zhang
  • EFFICIENT TERAHERTZ SOURCES BASED ON DIFFERENCE-FREQUENCY GENERATION IN TRIPLY-RESONANT PHOTONIC RESONATORS
    Publication number: 20120194901
    Abstract: A system for efficient generation of THz radiation is provided that includes a triply-resonant nonlinear photonic resonator coupled to at least one near-infrared (NIR) or optical waveguide and to at least one THz waveguide. The energy traveling through the at least one near-infrared (NIR) or optical waveguide is converted to THz radiation inside the triply-resonant photonic resonator via a nonlinear difference frequency generation (DFG) process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Jorge Bravo-Abad, Ian B. Burgess, John D. Joannopoulos, Steven G. Johnson, Marko Loncar, Murray W. McCutcheon, Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Marin Soljacic, Yinan Zhang