Microwave coupled excitation of solid state resonant arrays
US7990336B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J25/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic receiver array for detecting microwave signals. Ultra-small resonant devices resonate at a frequency higher than the microwave frequency (for example, the optical frequencies) when the microwave energy is incident to the receiver. A microwave antenna couples the microwave energy and excites the ultra-small resonant structures to produce Plasmon activity on the surfaces of the resonant structures. The Plasmon activity produces detectable electromagnetic radiation at the resonant frequency.
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