EP2419774A4 - Appareil et procédés de conversion d'onde électromagnétique évanescente - Google Patents

Appareil et procédés de conversion d'onde électromagnétique évanescente

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Publication number
EP2419774A4
EP2419774A4 EP10764783.6A EP10764783A EP2419774A4 EP 2419774 A4 EP2419774 A4 EP 2419774A4 EP 10764783 A EP10764783 A EP 10764783A EP 2419774 A4 EP2419774 A4 EP 2419774A4
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Prior art keywords
methods
electromagnetic wave
conversion apparatus
wave conversion
evanescent electromagnetic
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EP10764783.6A
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP2419774A1 (fr
Inventor
Jeffrey A Bowers
Roderick A Hyde
Edward K Y Jung
John Brian Pendry
David Schurig
David R Smith
Clarence T Tegreene
Thomas Allan Weaver
Charles Whitmer
Jr Lowell L Wood
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Searete LLC
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Searete LLC
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Priority claimed from US12/386,523 external-priority patent/US8634142B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/460,122 external-priority patent/US8630044B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/460,137 external-priority patent/US8634144B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/590,010 external-priority patent/US9081123B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/589,925 external-priority patent/US9083082B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/589,913 external-priority patent/US9081202B2/en
Application filed by Searete LLC filed Critical Searete LLC
Publication of EP2419774A1 publication Critical patent/EP2419774A1/fr
Publication of EP2419774A4 publication Critical patent/EP2419774A4/fr
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/262—Optical details of coupling light into, or out of, or between fibre ends, e.g. special fibre end shapes or associated optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
    • G02B27/56—Optics using evanescent waves, i.e. inhomogeneous waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B1/00—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
    • G02B1/002—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of materials engineered to provide properties not available in nature, e.g. metamaterials

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Shielding Devices Or Components To Electric Or Magnetic Fields (AREA)
  • Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
EP10764783.6A 2009-04-17 2010-04-16 Appareil et procédés de conversion d'onde électromagnétique évanescente Withdrawn EP2419774A4 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/386,523 US8634142B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-04-17 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion apparatus II
US12/386,521 US8634140B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-04-17 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion apparatus III
US12/386,522 US8634141B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-04-17 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion apparatus I
US12/460,122 US8630044B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-07-13 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion methods III
US12/460,137 US8634144B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-07-13 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion methods I
US12/460,136 US8634143B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-07-13 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion methods II
US12/590,010 US9081123B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-10-30 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses II
US12/589,925 US9083082B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-10-30 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses III
US12/589,913 US9081202B2 (en) 2009-04-17 2009-10-30 Evanescent electromagnetic wave conversion lenses I
PCT/US2010/001154 WO2010120383A1 (fr) 2009-04-17 2010-04-16 Appareil et procédés de conversion d'onde électromagnétique évanescente

Publications (2)

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EP2419774A1 EP2419774A1 (fr) 2012-02-22
EP2419774A4 true EP2419774A4 (fr) 2014-06-18

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EP (1) EP2419774A4 (fr)
CN (1) CN102460253B (fr)
WO (1) WO2010120383A1 (fr)

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US20060238897A1 (en) * 2005-04-21 2006-10-26 Kimihiko Nishioka Lens and optical system
US20090086322A1 (en) * 2005-05-16 2009-04-02 Northeastern University Photonic Crystal Devices Using Negative Refraction
WO2008069837A2 (fr) * 2006-05-16 2008-06-12 The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania Lentilles optiques à sous-diffraction en champ éloigné (fasdol)

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CN102460253B (zh) 2014-08-13
WO2010120383A1 (fr) 2010-10-21
CN102460253A (zh) 2012-05-16

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