Patents by Inventor Ningren Han

Ningren Han 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).

  • Patent number: 10732044
    Abstract: A non-paraxial Talbot spectrometer includes a transmission grating to receive incident light. The grating period of the transmission grating is comparable to the wavelength of interest so as to allow the Talbot spectrometer to operate outside the paraxial limit. Light transmitted through the transmission grating forms periodic Talbot images. A tilted detector is employed to simultaneously sample the Talbot images at various distances along a direction perpendicular to the grating. Spectral information of the incident light can be calculated by taking Fourier transform of the measured Talbot images or by comparing the measured Talbot images with a library of intensity patterns acquired with light sources having known wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Erika Ye, Amir H. Atabaki, Ningren Han, Rajeev J. Ram, William F. Herrington
  • Publication number: 20200103281
    Abstract: A non-paraxial Talbot spectrometer includes a transmission grating to receive incident light. The grating period of the transmission grating is comparable to the wavelength of interest so as to allow the Talbot spectrometer to operate outside the paraxial limit. Light transmitted through the transmission grating forms periodic Talbot images. A tilted detector is employed to simultaneously sample the Talbot images at various distances along a direction perpendicular to the grating. Spectral information of the incident light can be calculated by taking Fourier transform of the measured Talbot images or by comparing the measured Talbot images with a library of intensity patterns acquired with light sources having known wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Erika Ye, Amir H. Atabaki, Ningren Han, Rajeev J. RAM, William F. Herrington
  • Patent number: 10533895
    Abstract: A non-paraxial Talbot spectrometer includes a transmission grating to receive incident light. The grating period of the transmission grating is comparable to the wavelength of interest so as to allow the Talbot spectrometer to operate outside the paraxial limit. Light transmitted through the transmission grating forms periodic Talbot images. A tilted detector is employed to simultaneously sample the Talbot images at various distances along a direction perpendicular to the grating. Spectral information of the incident light can be calculated by taking Fourier transform of the measured Talbot images or by comparing the measured Talbot images with a library of intensity patterns acquired with light sources having known wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Erika Ye, Amir H. Atabaki, Ningren Han, Rajeev J. Ram, William F. Herrington
  • Publication number: 20190323892
    Abstract: A non-paraxial Talbot spectrometer includes a transmission grating to receive incident light. The grating period of the transmission grating is comparable to the wavelength of interest so as to allow the Talbot spectrometer to operate outside the paraxial limit. Light transmitted through the transmission grating forms periodic Talbot images. A tilted detector is employed to simultaneously sample the Talbot images at various distances along a direction perpendicular to the grating. Spectral information of the incident light can be calculated by taking Fourier transform of the measured Talbot images or by comparing the measured Talbot images with a library of intensity patterns acquired with light sources having known wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Erika Ye, Amir H. Atabaki, Ningren Han, Rajeev J. Ram, William F. Herrington
  • Patent number: 10215639
    Abstract: A non-paraxial Talbot spectrometer includes a transmission grating to receive incident light. The grating period of the transmission grating is comparable to the wavelength of interest so as to allow the Talbot spectrometer to operate outside the paraxial limit. Light transmitted through the transmission grating forms periodic Talbot images. A tilted detector is employed to simultaneously sample the Talbot images at various distances along a direction perpendicular to the grating. Spectral information of the incident light can be calculated by taking Fourier transform of the measured Talbot images or by comparing the measured Talbot images with a library of intensity patterns acquired with light sources having known wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Erika Ye, Amir H. Atabaki, Ningren Han, Rajeev Jagga Ram, William F. Herrington
  • Publication number: 20170059412
    Abstract: A non-paraxial Talbot spectrometer includes a transmission grating to receive incident light. The grating period of the transmission grating is comparable to the wavelength of interest so as to allow the Talbot spectrometer to operate outside the paraxial limit. Light transmitted through the transmission grating forms periodic Talbot images. A tilted detector is employed to simultaneously sample the Talbot images at various distances along a direction perpendicular to the grating. Spectral information of the incident light can be calculated by taking Fourier transform of the measured Talbot images or by comparing the measured Talbot images with a library of intensity patterns acquired with light sources having known wavelengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Erika YE, Amir H. Atabaki, Ningren Han, Rajeev Jagga Ram, William F. Herrington