Optical: systems and elements – Lens – Selective wavelength transmitting or blocking
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-11
2009-02-17
Thompson, Timothy J (Department: 2873)
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
Selective wavelength transmitting or blocking
C359S738000, C359S298000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07492530
ABSTRACT:
A nano-optic device comprises a plurality of subwavelength apertures in a metal film or between metal islands. The device is adapted to shape a radiation beam transmitted there through. For example, beam shaping includes at least one of beam focusing, beam bending and beam collimating.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4659429 (1987-04-01), Isaacson et al.
patent: 4662747 (1987-05-01), Isaacson et al.
patent: 4815854 (1989-03-01), Tanaka et al.
patent: 4891830 (1990-01-01), Iwahashi
patent: 4997278 (1991-03-01), Finlan et al.
patent: 5250812 (1993-10-01), Murai et al.
patent: 5306902 (1994-04-01), Goodman
patent: 5351127 (1994-09-01), King et al.
patent: 5354985 (1994-10-01), Quate
patent: 5359681 (1994-10-01), Jorgenson et al.
patent: 5451980 (1995-09-01), Simon et al.
patent: 5570139 (1996-10-01), Wang
patent: 5633972 (1997-05-01), Walt et al.
patent: 5647030 (1997-07-01), Jorgenson et al.
patent: 5663798 (1997-09-01), Karrai
patent: 5789742 (1998-08-01), Wolff
patent: 5835645 (1998-11-01), Jorgenson et al.
patent: 5864641 (1999-01-01), Murphy et al.
patent: 5933233 (1999-08-01), Gunther
patent: 5946083 (1999-08-01), Melendez et al.
patent: 5973316 (1999-10-01), Ebbesen et al.
patent: 5986808 (1999-11-01), Wang
patent: 6040936 (2000-03-01), Kim et al.
patent: 6052238 (2000-04-01), Ebbesen et al.
patent: 6097456 (2000-08-01), Wang
patent: 6111248 (2000-08-01), Melendez et al.
patent: 6191847 (2001-02-01), Melendez et al.
patent: 6236033 (2001-05-01), Ebbesen et al.
patent: 6282005 (2001-08-01), Thompson et al.
patent: 6285020 (2001-09-01), Kim et al.
patent: 6326004 (2001-12-01), Greve et al.
patent: 6441298 (2002-08-01), Thio
patent: 6514936 (2003-02-01), Greve et al.
patent: 6539156 (2003-03-01), Dickson et al.
patent: 6753968 (2004-06-01), Hill
patent: 6818907 (2004-11-01), Stark
patent: 7057151 (2006-06-01), Lezec et al.
patent: 7154820 (2006-12-01), Nakada et al.
patent: 7348575 (2008-03-01), Omura
patent: 2002/0056816 (2002-05-01), Stark
patent: 2003/0036204 (2003-02-01), Stark et al.
patent: 2003/0128949 (2003-07-01), Kitagawa et al.
patent: WO 2004/023499 (2004-03-01), None
patent: WO 2004/097894 (2004-11-01), None
D.E. Grupp et al., “Crucial role of metal surface in enhanced transmission through subwavelength apertures”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 77, No. 11, Sep. 11, 2000, pp. 1569-1571.
Zhijun Sun et al., “Growth of ordered, single-domain, alumina nanopore arrays with holographically patterned aluminum films”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 81, No. 18, Oct. 28, 2002, pp. 3458-3460.
A. Degiron et al., “Effects of Hole Depth on Enhanced Light Transmission Through Subwavelength Hole Arrays”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 81, No. 23, Dec. 2, 2002, pp. 4327-4329.
Tineke Thio et al., “Giant optical transmission of sub-wavelength apertures: physics and applications”, Institute of Physics Publishing, Nanotechnology 13 (2002) pp. 429-432.
T.W. Ebbesen et al., “Extraordinary Optical Transmission Through Sub-Wavelength Hole Arrays”, Nature, vol. 391, Feb. 12, 1998, pp. 667-669.
A. Krishnan et al., “Evanescently coupled resonance in surface plasmon enhanced transmission”, Optics Communications 200 (2001) pp. 1-7.
Tae Jin Kim et al., “Control of optical transmission through metals perforated with subwavelength hole arrays”, Optics Letters, vol. 24, No. 4, Feb. 15, 1999, pp. 256-258.
H. F. Ghaemi et al., “Surface Plasmons Enhance Optical Transmission Through Subwavelength Holes”, Physical Review B, vol. 58, No. 11, Sep. 15, 1998, pp. 6779-6782.
F. J. Garcia-Vidal et al. “Transmission and focusing of light in one-dimensional periodically nanostructured metals”, Physical Review B, The American Physical Society, 66, 155412-1-155412-10, 2002.
M. M. J. Treacy, “Dynamical diffraction explanation of the anomalous transmission of light through metallic gratings”, Physical Review B, 66, 195105-1-195105-11, 2002.
T. López-Rios et al., “Surface Shape Resonances in Lamellar Metallic Gratings”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 81, No. 3, pp. 665-668, (1998).
Qing Cao et al., “Negative Role of Surface Plasmons in the Transmission of Metallic Gratings with Very Narrow Slits”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 88, No. 5, pp. 057403-1-057403-4, (2002).
J.A. Porto et al., “Transmission Resonances on Metallic Gratings with Very Narrow Slits”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 83, No. 14, pp. 2845-2848 (1999).
L. Martin-Moreno et al., “Theory of Extraordinary Optical Transmission through Subwavelength Hole Arrays”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 86, No. 6, pp. 1114-1117, (2001).
Qing Cao et al., “Negative Role of Surface Plasmons in the Transmission of Metallic Gratings with Very Narrow Slits”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 88, No. 5, pp. 057403-1-057403-4, (2002).
Zhijun Sun et al., “Refractive transmission of light and beam shaping with metallic nano-optic lenses”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 85, No. 4, pp. 1-4, (2004).
Zhijun Sun et al., “Role of surface plasmons in the optical interaction in metallic gratings with narrow slits”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 83, No. 15, pp. 3021-3023, (2003).
Hong Koo Kim et al. “Nano-Optic Chip Technology”, Proceedings of the 2ndInternational Workshop on Advanced Materials for Information Technology and Applications: Organic/Inorganic Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics, pp. 21-26, (2004).
M. Delaide et al., “Design and Application of Low-Frequency Twin Side-by-Side Phased Array Transducers for Improved UT Capability on Cast Stainless Steel Components”, NDT.net, vol. 5, No. 10, (2003) http://www.ndt.net/article/v05n10/versp/versp.htm.
William L. Barnes et al., “Surface Plasmon Subwavelength Optics”, Nature, vol. 424, pp. 824-830, (2003).
P.W. Barber, “Surface-Enhanced Electric Intensities on Large Silver Spheroids”, Physical Review Letters vol. 50, No. 13, Mar. 28, 1983, pp. 997-1000.
M. M. J. Treacy, “Dynamical diffraction explanation of the anomalous transmission of light through metallic gratings”, Physical Review B 66, 2002, 195105-1-195105-11.
T. López-Rios et al., “Surface Shape Resonances in Lamellar Metallic Gratings”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 81, No. 3, Jul. 20, 1998, pp. 665-668.
Principles of Optics—Electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light, Max Born et al., Cambridge University Press, 1999.
T.W. Ebbesen et al., “Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays”, Nature, vol. 391, Feb. 1998, pp. 667-669.
H.F. Ghaemi et al., “Surface plasmons enhance optical transmission through subwavelength holes”, Physical Review B., vol. 58, No. 11, Sep. 15, 1998, pp. 6779-6782.
A. Degiron et al., “Effects of hole depth on enhanced light transmission through subwavelength hole array”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 81, No. 23, Dec. 2, 2002, pp. 4327-4329.
L. Martin-Moreno et al., “Theory of Extraordinary Optical Transmission through Subwavelength Hole Arrays”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 86, No. 6, Feb. 5, 2001, pp. 1114-1117.
E. Altewischer et al., “Plasmon-assisted transmission of entangled photons”, Nature, vol. 418, Jul. 18, 2002, pp. 304-306.
H. J. Lezec et al., “Beaming Light from a Subwavelength Aperture”, Science, vol. 297, Aug. 2, 2002, pp. 820-822.
William L. Barnes et al., “Surface plasmon subwavelength optics”, Nature, vol. 424, Aug. 14, 2003, pp. 824-830.
J.A. Porto et al., “Transmission Resonances on Metallic Gratings with Very Narrow Slits”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 83, No. 14, Oct. 4, 1999, pp. 2845-2848.
S. Astilean et al., “Light transmission through metallic channels much smaller than the wavelength”, Optics Communications, 175 (2000), 265-273.
F.J. Garcia-Vidal et al., “Transmission and focusing of light in one-dimensional periodically n
Capelli Christopher C.
Kim Hong Koo
Sun Zhijun
Bent Stephen A.
Foley & Lardner LLP
Radomsky Leon
Thompson Timothy J
University of Pittsburgh-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Ed
LandOfFree
Metallic nano-optic lenses and beam shaping devices does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Metallic nano-optic lenses and beam shaping devices, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Metallic nano-optic lenses and beam shaping devices will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4077923