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Fiber optic bolometer

US10359316B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignees

NUtech Ventures · US
UT-BATTELLE, LLC · US

Inventors

Ming Han · Beijing, CN
Matthew L. Reinke · Rydal, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 8, 2017
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 13, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2021/4742
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a fiber optic bolometer device. In an implementation, a fiber optic bolometer device includes an optical fiber and a silicon layer that comprises a Fabry-Pérot interferometer. The silicon layer includes a first surface and a second surface. The fiber optic bolometer device includes a reflective dielectric film disposed over the first surface of the silicon layer where the reflective dielectric film is adjacent to an end face of the optical fiber. The fiber optic bolometer device also includes an absorptive coating disposed over the second surface of the silicon layer (e.g., the surface distal to the end face of the optical fiber).

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