Coupling light of light emitting resonator to waveguide
View Patent ↗A waveguide conduit is constructed and adapted to capture the light emitted by the at least one nano-resonant structure. The nano-resonant structure emits light in response to excitation by a beam of charged particles, The source of charged particles may be an ion gun, a thermionic filament, a tungsten filament, a cathode, a field-emission cathode, a planar vacuum triode, an electron-impact ionizer, a laser ionizer, a chemical ionizer, a thermal ionizer, or an ion-impact ionizer.
1. A device comprising:
at least one ultra-small resonant structure constructed and adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in response to excitation by a beam of charged particles passing in proximity to the at least one ultra-small resonant structure; and
at least one waveguide conduit constructed and adapted to capture a portion of the EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure.
2. A device as in claim 1 further comprising:
a source of charged particles.
3. A device as in claim 2 wherein the source of charged particles is selected from the group comprising:
an ion gun, a thermionic filament, a tungsten filament, a cathode, a field-emission cathode, a planar vacuum triode, an electron-impact ionizer, a laser ionizer, a chemical ionizer, a thermal ionizer, and an ion-impact ionizer.
4. A device as in claim 1 wherein the charged particles are selected from the group comprising: positive ions, negative ions, electrons, and protons.
5. A device as in claim 1 wherein the at least on ultra-small resonant structure is constructed and adapted to emit visible light.
6. A device as in claim 1 wherein the at least on ultra-small resonant structure is constructed and adapted to emit infrared light.
7. A device comprising:
at least one nano-resonant structure constructed and adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in response to excitation by a beam of charged particles; and
at least one waveguide conduit constructed and adapted to capture a portion of the EMR emitted by the at least one nano-resonant structure,
wherein the at least one nano-resonant structure is constructed and adapted to emit ultraviolet light.
8. A device as in claim 1 further comprising:
at least one reflective element constructed and adapted to direct EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure to the at least one waveguide conduit.
9. A device as in claim 1 wherein the waveguide conduit comprises a fiber optic cable.
10. A device as in claim 1 formed on a single microchip.
11. A device comprising:
a source of charged particles selected from the group comprising an ion gun, a thermionic filament, a tungsten filament, a cathode, a field-emission cathode, a planar vacuum triode, an electron-impact ionizer, a laser ionizer, a chemical ionizer, a thermal ionizer, and an ion-impact ionizer;
at least one ultra-small resonant structure constructed and adapted to emit light in response to excitation by a beam of charged particles passing in proximity to the at least one ultra-small resonant structure; and
at least one waveguide conduit constructed and adapted to capture the light emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure, wherein the waveguide conduit comprises a fiber optic cable.
12. A method comprising:
providing a source of charged particles;
providing at least one ultra-small resonant structure constructed and adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in response to excitation by the beam of charged particles passing in proximity to the at least one ultra-small resonant structure; and
capturing at least a portion of of the EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure.
13. A method as in claim 12 wherein the source of charged particles is selected from the group comprising:
an ion gun, a thermionic filament, a tungsten filament, a cathode, a field-emission cathode, a planar vacuum triode, an electron-impact ionizer, a laser ionizer, a chemical ionizer, a thermal ionizer, and an ion-impact ionizer.
14. A method as in claim 12 wherein the charged particles are selected from the group comprising: positive ions, negative ions, electrons, and protons.
15. A method as in claim 12 wherein the EMR comprises one or more of: visible light; infrared light; and ultraviolet light.
16. A method as in claim 12 further comprising:
redirecting EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure to at least one waveguide conduit.
17. A method as in claim 16 wherein the waveguide conduit comprises a fiber optic cable.
18. A method as in claim 16 wherein the at least one waveguide conduit and the at least one ultra-small resonant structure are formed on the same chip.
19. A device as in claim 1 , wherein the at least on ultra-small resonant structure is constructed and adapted to emit ultraviolet light.
20. A device as in claim 1 , wherein the at least one ultra-small resonant structure comprises a series of resonating fingers separated by a period smaller than a wavelength of the EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure.
21. A device as in claim 20 , wherein the series of resonating fingers separated by a period smaller than a wavelength of the EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure comprise metal fingers.
22. A device as in claim 11 , wherein the at least one ultra-small resonant structure comprises a series of resonating fingers separated by a period smaller than a wavelength of the EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure.
23. A device as in claim 22 , wherein the series of resonating fingers separated by a period smaller than a wavelength of the EMR emitted by the at least one ultra-small resonant structure comprise metal fingers.