Patents by Inventor Prof. Dr. Oliver Benson

Prof. Dr. Oliver Benson 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).

  • PHOTON-TO-PLASMON COUPLER
    Publication number: 20140233885
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a photon-to-plasmon coupler for converting photons to plasmons or vice versa, said photon-to-plasmon coupler comprising a photonic waveguide for guiding photons, a plasmonic waveguide for guiding plasmons, and two plasmonic strip waveguides, each of said two plasmonic strip waveguides being connected to said plasmonic waveguide and embracing an end section of the photonic waveguide such that each of said plasmonic strip waveguides is optically coupled to the end section of the photonic waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN
    Inventors: Andreas SCHELL, Rico Henze, Prof. Dr. Oliver Benson, Günter Kewes