公开(公告)号：US20190201890A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16234443

申请日：2018-12-27

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Willem VAN ROY ,  Jan GENOE

IPC: B01L3/00

CPC classification number: F04B17/00 ,  B01L2300/088 ,  B01L2300/161 ,  B01L2300/165 ,  B01L2400/0427 ,  B01L2400/0478 ,  B01L2400/0487 ,  B01L2400/0605 ,  B01L2400/0616 ,  F04B17/03 ,  F04B19/006 ,  F16K2099/0094

Abstract: A microfluidic pumping system for providing continuous or pulsed pumping action of a sample fluid along a microfluidic channel of a microfluidic device is described. The pumping system comprises at least one actuator comprising an actuator channel and at least one polarizer for generating pumping fluid motion, and at least one microfluidic rectification system for facilitating the flow of a sample fluid in a predetermined direction, the at least one microfluidic rectification system being laid out in or along the microfluidic channel, and the at least one actuator being adapted for creating a pressure in the microfluidic channel, the system thus being adapted for providing continuous or pulsed fluid movement of the sample fluid along the microfluidic channel when actuation of the pumping fluid in the actuator channel takes place and further providing sample fluid immobilization when no actuation takes place.

公开(公告)号：US20240210245A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18544947

申请日：2023-12-19

Applicant: IMEC VZW ,  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Inventor： Farhan ALI ,  Bruno FIGEYS ,  Robert GEHLHAAR ,  Jan GENOE

IPC: G01J4/02 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B27/28

CPC classification number: G01J4/02 ,  G02B5/3083 ,  G02B27/283

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided a device for polarization dependent imaging, comprising:



a detector comprising light sensitive elements;
a plurality of light propagating units, each comprising a polarization splitter having a receiving end for receiving incident light, and comprising a first and a second waveguide.




The first and second waveguides comprise a first and second portion of the receiving end. The first and second waveguides comprise a first and second distributing end, separate from each other. The polarization splitter is configured to propagate received light to the distributing ends. Each of the portions has an elongated shape such that propagation of light in the waveguides is dependent on the light's linear polarization. The elongated shapes are angled with respect to each other, such that the waveguides are configured to propagate different linear polarization directions.
Each light propagating unit is arranged such that light at the first and second distributing ends is output towards a first and second light sensitive element, respectively.

公开(公告)号：US20230392984A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18203125

申请日：2023-05-30

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Bruno FIGEYS ,  Robert GEHLHAAR ,  Jan GENOE

IPC: G01J3/28 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J4/04

CPC classification number: G01J3/2823 ,  G01J3/0224 ,  G01J3/0216 ,  G01J4/04 ,  G01J3/0229 ,  G01J3/2803 ,  G01J2003/2826 ,  G01J2003/282

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided a device for polarization dependent imaging, comprising a detector comprising an array of light sensitive elements; a plurality of light propagating units, each comprising: a funnel element having a collecting end and a transmitting end, the funnel element being configured to collect light at the collecting end and propagate the light to the transmitting end; a waveguide having a receiving end and a distributing end, the waveguide being configured to receive the light from the transmitting end at the receiving end and propagate the light to the distributing end, wherein the waveguide is configured to propagate the light through the waveguide in dependence of polarization such that a distribution of the light at different locations of the distributing end is dependent on polarization of the light.

公开(公告)号：US20250126959A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18908948

申请日：2024-10-08

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Joo Hyoung KIM ,  Epimitheas GEORGITZIKIS ,  Jan GENOE ,  Jiwon LEE

IPC: H10K39/32

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present inventive concept there is provided a photo-sensitive device comprising: a stack forming a photodiode, which stack comprises a photon-absorbing layer, wherein the photon-absorbing layer is configured to generate charges in response to incident light on the photo-sensitive device, defining a photo-sensitive region, wherein a guard ring structure is arranged along a boundary of the photo-sensitive region, said guard ring structure comprising a third electrode layer being physically and electrically separated from the first electrode layer, and an insulator layer, wherein the photo-sensitive device is configured to apply a bias voltage to provide an electric potential difference between the photo-sensitive region and the guard ring structure, to thereby electrically suppress crosstalk.

公开(公告)号：US20210026070A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US16938188

申请日：2020-07-24

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Jan GENOE ,  Robert GEHLHAAR

IPC: G02B6/122 ,  G02B6/12 ,  H01L31/0232

Abstract: A semiconductor detector (100) for electromagnetic radiation within a wavelength range is disclosed, comprising a first waveguide portion (110), a funnel element (130) configured to funnel incident electromagnetic radiation into a first end (112) of the first waveguide portion, and a second waveguide portion (120) extending in parallel with the first waveguide portion. The second waveguide portion is coupled to the first waveguide portion and configured to out-couple electromagnetic radiation from the first waveguide portion, within a sub-range of the wavelength range. Further, a photodetector (140) including a photoactive layer (144) is arranged at a second end (114) of the first waveguide portion and at an end (124) of the second waveguide portion, and configured to separately detect electromagnetic radiation transmitted through and exiting the first waveguide portion and the second waveguide portion.

公开(公告)号：US20240421550A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18743508

申请日：2024-06-14

Applicant: IMEC VZW

Inventor： Iakov GOLDBERG ,  Karim ELKHOULY ,  Nirav ANNAVARAPU ,  Robert GEHLHAAR ,  Jan GENOE ,  Paul HEREMANS

IPC: H01S3/02 ,  H01S3/06 ,  H01S3/08

Abstract: An electrically-operable laser device for emitting light at least at a wavelength includes a substrate; at least a first in-plane resonator; a first electrode; a lasing gain medium; and a second electrode. Each resonator includes at least two solid materials having an electrical conductivity below 3 S/m, wherein two or more of the solid materials differ in their refractive indices. The top surface of the first in-plane resonator is planar and has a root mean square roughness below 5 nm. The first resonator is either a) situated above the substrate, or b) comprises a material of the substrate as a first of the at least two solid materials. Any further in-plane resonators, if present, are situated above the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20190213947A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16303327

申请日：2017-05-26

Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO ,  IMEC vzw

Inventor： Brian Hardy COBB ,  Jan GENOE

IPC: G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/32 ,  G09G3/2085 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3266 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2300/0465 ,  G09G2300/0871 ,  G09G2310/0297 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2380/02

Abstract: A conformable matrix display device is provided with row conductors on the conformable carrier, each for a respective row of the matrix of pixel circuits. Each row conductor has serpentine trajectories in spaces between the pixel circuits in the respective row. Power supply voltage and selection pulse signals are transmitted over the same row conductors. Each row conductor is connected to supply voltage and selection inputs of the pixel circuits in the respective row. Each pixel circuit has a pulse transmission circuit coupled etween the selection input and the control input of a de-multiplexing circuit for de-multiplexing data signals on column conductors. In this way the power supply voltage and the selection signal can be supplied making shared use of space between the pixel circuits. Thus the number of conductors in the matrix display device is reduced, which enables a greater distance between the conductors and/or bends in the conductors, which makes the circuit more stretchable and/or bendable.