Mohseni

Hooman Mohseni

hmohseni@northwestern.edu




Appointments

Northwestern University
AT&T Chaired Professor, ECE Department
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty, Applied Physics Program
Faculty Member, International Institute of Nanotechnology
Faculty Member, Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA)

2014 to Present

 

 

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Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

2018-2019

Northwestern University
Associate Professor, EECS Department

2009-2014

Northwestern University
Assistant Professor, EECS Department

2004-2009

SRI-Sarnoff Corporation
Member of Technical Staff, Photonic Integration Group

2001-2004

Awards and Honors

Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
Recognized for “Demonstrating a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.”
2023
W. M. Keck Foundation Award
For Research on Ultra-sensitive Bio-inspired Infrared Camera and its Implementation in Telescopes for Exoplanet Detection.
2016
Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering
Invited to and presented at the joint meeting between US National Academy of Engineering and Chinese National Academy of Engineering.
2013
Fellow, OSA 
Optical Society of America, Recognized for “Significant contribution in the field of photon detectors and related.”
2012
Faculty Roll Honor
Northwestern University Associated Student Government.
2012
Fellow, SPIE 
International Society for Optical Engineering, Recognized for “Specific achievements in optoelectronic devices for photon detection.”
2010
Top Researcher Award
EECS Department, Northwestern University
2009
Young Faculty Award
Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA)
2007
US-Korea Nano-manufacturing Award
Selected and Funded by NSF for the first US-Korea Nano-manufacturing and Direct Self-Assembly Program
2007
CAREER Award
National Science Foundation
2006
US-Japan Young Scientist Exchange Award
Selected and funded by NSF for NSF-MEXT US-Japan Young Scientist Exchange Program on Nanotechnology
2006
Searle Junior Fellow
Northwestern University
2005

External Activities and Services

Recent Invited and Keynote Talks:

  1. International Conference on Computational Photography (ICCP), WI (2023)
  2. Lester Eastman Conference on High-Performance Devices, IL (2023)
  3. 3- Partnership for Future Semiconductor Technologies, IL (2023)
  4. International Conference on Quantum Engineering Sensing, Paris, France (2023)
  5. NAISE Workshop on Microelectronics (2023)
  6. IEEE RAPID (2021)
  7. Facebook, Reality Labs (2021)
  8. IEEE EDS (2021)
  9. Army Science Planning and Strategy Meeting (2020)
  10. IEEE RAPID (2020)
  11. Stanford QFarm/NTT-PHI Workshop, CA (2020)
  12. Quantum Structure Infrared Photodetectors Conference, Krakow, Poland (2020)
  13. OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress (2020)
  14. NASA’s Distinguished Speaker Seminar, Pasadena, CA (2019)
  15. SPIE Photonic West, San Jose, CA (2019)
  16. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL)(2018)
  17. Caltech, Biophotonics Laboratory (2018)
  18. UC Berkeley, Tsinghua-Berkeley Seminar (2018)
  19. SPIE Photonic West, San Jose, CA (2018)
  20. Quantum Structure Infrared Photodetectors Conference, Stockholm, Sweden (2018)
  21. SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing, Orlando, FL (2018)
  22. Euro-American Workshop on Information Optics, Interlaken, Switzerland (2017)
  23. University of Notre Dame, College of Engineering, IN (2017)
  24. OSA Imaging and Applied Optics Congress, Heidelberg, Germany (2016)
  25. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD (2016)
  26. OSA Advanced Photonics, Vancouver, Canada (2016)
  27. International Conference on Computational Photography (ICCP), Evanston, IL (2016)
  28. IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), Reston, VA (2015)
  29. Euro-American Workshop on Information Optics, Kyoto, Japan (2015) {Keynote}

Editorial Board

  1. Associate Editor, IEEE Photonics Journal
  2. Associate Editor, Optics Letters (2013 to 2015)
  3. Guest Editor, IEEE Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
  4. Associated Editor, Frontiers in Optics and Material

Conference Chair & Co-Chair

  • Integrated Sensors for Biological and Neural Sensing (2021)
  • Bio-sensing and Nano-medicine, SPIE Optics & Photonics (2012-2017)
  • Mid-Infrared Optoelectronics: Materials and Devices (2012)
  • Bio-sensing-III, SPIE Optics & Photonics (2010)
  • Optics and Photonics, IEEE-MWSCAS (2009)
  • Integrated Optics & Optoelectronics, LEOS Annual Meeting (2008)
  • Nano-Science and Engineering symposium, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference (2008)
  • Enabling Photonic Technologies for Defense, Security, and Aerospace Applications, SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando FL (2007)

Technical Program Committees

  • Euro-American Workshop on Information Optics, Benicassim, Spain (2011)
  • IEEE/ICNSC International Conference on Networking Sensing and Control, Delft, The Netherlands (2011)
  • Euro-American Workshop on Information Optics, Helsinki, Finland (2010)
  • IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, Chicago, IL (2010)
  • SPIE International Symposium, Quantum Sensing, Photonics West, San Jose CA (2007)
  • IEEE Laser Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) 20th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada (2006)
  • SPIE International Symposium, Photonics West, San Jose CA (2006)
  • IEEE Laser Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) 19th Annual Meeting, Sydney Australia (2005)

Recent Review Panels (for confidentiality, older than two years)

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), CREATE grant (2022)
  • Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) (2022)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – EPMD (2021)
  • Army Research Office (ARO) (2021)
  • U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (2021)
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies (2021)
  • W.M. Keck Foundation (2020)
  • Danish Council for Independent Research (Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond) (2020)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (2020)
  • The Norway Grant (2020)
  • Poland Science Foundation (2018)
  • French Government New Research University (Ecoles Universitaires de Recherche) panel (2017)
  • Army Research Office (ARO) (2017)
  • National Science Centre Poland (OSF) (2017)
  • Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) (2017)
  • Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) – Competitive Research Programme (CRP) (2017)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – IIP (2016)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – EPMD (2016)
  • Army Research Laboratory (ARL) (2016)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – CAREER (2015)
  • Army Research Laboratory (ARL) (2015)
  • European Research Council (ERC), Advanced Grant (2015)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – EMPD (2015)
  • Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space (2014)
  • European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant review panel (2014)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF), SBIR-STTR (2013)
  • Army Research Office, Young Investigator Program (2013)
  • European Research Council (ERC) (2012)
  • Israel Science Foundation (ISF) (2012)
  • Department of Energy (DOE), Basic Energy Sciences (2011)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF), International Research Fellowship Program (2011)
  • European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant review panel (2010)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – EPDT (2010)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – EPDT (2009)
  • National Institute of Health (NIH) – Challenge Grant (2009)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) -Physics Division (2009)
  • US-Isreal Bi-national review panel (2009)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) – Major Equipment Grants (2009)
  • European Research Council (ERC) review panel (2008-2012)
  • National Science Foundation review panel for Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT-2007)
  • The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (2007)

Patents:

Result #

Document/Patent number

 

Title

Inventor name

Publication date

Pages

1

US-11698419-B2

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Systems and methods for concentrating alkali metal within a vapor cell of a magnetometer away from a transit path of light

Garber; Stephen et al.

2023-07-11

66

2

US-11565124-B2

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Method and system for reading and stimulating neurons through tissue using light

Mohseni; Hooman

2023-01-31

30

3

US-11566886-B2

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Interferometric parallel detection using digital rectification and integration

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2023-01-31

38

4

US-11525869-B2

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Interface configurations for a wearable sensor unit that includes one or more magnetometers

Garber; Stephen et al.

2022-12-13

66

5

US-11506730-B2

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Magnetic field measurement systems including a plurality of wearable sensor units having a magnetic field generator

Alford; Jamu et al.

2022-11-22

54

6

US-11480632-B2

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Magnetic field measurement systems and methods employing feedback loops with a loops with a low pass filter

Ledbetter; Micah et al.

2022-10-25

15

7

US-11460523-B2

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Systems and methods having an optical magnetometer array with beam splitters

Mohseni; Hooman

2022-10-04

17

8

US-11448496-B2

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Non-invasive optical detection system and method using partially balanced interferometric parallel detection

Ruan; Haowen et al.

2022-09-20

33

9

US-20220285616-A1

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MEMRISTOR DEVICES EMBEDDED IN DIELECTRICS

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2022-09-08

14

10

US-11360164-B2

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Integrated magnetometer arrays for magnetoencephalography (MEG) detection systems and methods

Ledbetter; Micah et al.

2022-06-14

18

11

US-11317807-B2

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Detection of fast-neural signal using depth-resolved spectroscopy via intensity modulated interferometry having tunable pump laser

Mohseni; Hooman

2022-05-03

44

12

US-11293999-B2

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Compensation magnetic field generator for a magnetic field measurement system

Alford; Jamu et al.

2022-04-05

55

13

US-11269027-B2

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Compact optically pumped magnetometers with pump and probe configuration and systems and methods

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2022-03-08

19

14

US-20220047886-A1

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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT COUPLING OF LIGHT FROM OUTSIDE TISSUE TO SMALL VOLUMES INSIDE TISSUE

Mohseni; Hooman

2022-02-17

10

15

US-20220034824-A1

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SPACE-TIME SCATTERING NETWORK FOR INVERSE DESIGN AND TOMOGRAPHY

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2022-02-03

23

16

US-11237225-B2

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Dynamic magnetic shielding and beamforming using ferrofluid for compact Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Mohseni; Hooman

2022-02-01

16

17

US-20220020635-A1

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NANOSCALE RESOLUTION, SPATIALLY-CONTROLLED CONDUCTIVITY MODULATION OF DIELECTRIC MATERIALS USING A FOCUSED ION BEAM

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2022-01-20

18

18

US-20210389388-A1

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SINGLE CONTROLLER FOR WEARABLE SENSOR UNIT THAT INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF MAGNETOMETERS

Garber; Stephen et al.

2021-12-16

63

19

US-20210389389-A1

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CURRENT OUTPUT BY A PHOTODETECTOR OF A WEARABLE SENSOR UNIT THAT INCLUDES ONE OR MORE MAGNETOMETERS

Garber; Stephen et al.

2021-12-16

63

20

US-20210389390-A1

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INTERFACE CONFIGURATIONS FOR A WEARABLE SENSOR UNIT THAT INCLUDES ONE OR MORE MAGNETOMETERS

Garber; Stephen et al.

2021-12-16

63

21

US-20210341383-A1

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INTERFEROMETRIC PARALLEL DETECTION USING ANALOG DATA COMPRESSION

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2021-11-04

51

22

US-20210341280-A1

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INTERFEROMETRIC PARALLEL DETECTION USING DIGITAL RECTIFICATION AND INTEGRATION

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2021-11-04

41

23

US-11131723-B2

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Single controller for wearable sensor unit that includes an array of magnetometers

Garber; Stephen et al.

2021-09-28

66

24

US-11131724-B2

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Systems and methods for measuring current output by a photodetector of a wearable sensor unit that includes one or more magnetometers

Garber; Stephen et al.

2021-09-28

67

25

US-11131725-B2

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Interface configurations for a wearable sensor unit that includes one or more magnetometers

Garber; Stephen et al.

2021-09-28

67

26

US-11119039-B2

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Interferometric parallel detection using analog data compression

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2021-09-14

48

27

US-20210263115-A1

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Mitigation of an Effect of Capacitively Coupled Current While Driving a Sensor Component Over an Unshielded Twisted Pair Wire Configuration

Garber; Stephen et al.

2021-08-26

27

28

US-11099000-B2

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Systems for coherent light detection and related methods

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2021-08-24

16

29

US-20210239772-A1

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NEURAL FEEDBACK LOOP FOR ENHANCED DYNAMIC RANGE MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY (MEG) SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Ledbetter; Micah et al.

2021-08-05

11

30

US-11060843-B2

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Interferometric parallel detection using digital rectification and integration

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2021-07-13

38

31

US-20210208218-A1

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING AN OPTICAL MAGNETOMETER ARRAY WITH BEAM SPLITTERS

Mohseni; Hooman

2021-07-08

13

32

US-11022658-B2

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Neural feedback loop filters for enhanced dynamic range magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems and methods

Ledbetter; Micah et al.

2021-06-01

15

33

US-10996293-B2

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Systems and methods having an optical magnetometer array with beam splitters

Mohseni; Hooman

2021-05-04

17

34

US-20210113148-A1

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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2021-04-22

25

35

US-20210041513-A1

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING AN OPTICAL MAGNETOMETER ARRAY WITH BEAM SPLITTERS

Mohseni; Hooman

2021-02-11

13

36

US-20200381128-A1

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MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY (MEG) PHANTOMS FOR SIMULATING NEURAL ACTIVITY

Pratt; Ethan et al.

2020-12-03

17

37

US-20200360721-A1

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A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR READING AND STIMULATING NEURONS THROUGH TISSUE USING LIGHT

Mohseni; Hooman

2020-11-19

27

38

US-20200345259-A1

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONCENTRATING ALKALI METAL WITHIN A VAPOR CELL OF A MAGNETOMETER AWAY FROM A TRANSIT PATH OF LIGHT

Garber; Stephen et al.

2020-11-05

64

39

US-20200348368-A1

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INTERFACE CONFIGURATIONS FOR A WEARABLE SENSOR UNIT THAT INCLUDES ONE OR MORE MAGNETOMETERS

Garber; Stephen et al.

2020-11-05

64

40

US-20200348369-A1

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SINGLE CONTROLLER FOR WEARABLE SENSOR UNIT THAT INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF MAGNETOMETERS

Garber; Stephen et al.

2020-11-05

69

41

US-20200348370-A1

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CURRENT OUTPUT BY A PHOTODETECTOR OF A WEARABLE SENSOR UNIT THAT INCLUDES ONE OR MORE MAGNETOMETERS

Garber; Stephen et al.

2020-11-05

70

42

US-20200348377-A1

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MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR FOR A MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Alford; Jamu et al.

2020-11-05

51

43

US-20200348378-A1

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MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF WEARABLE SENSOR UNITS HAVING A MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR

Alford; Jamu et al.

2020-11-05

51

44

US-20200350106-A1

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MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR FOR A MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Alford; Jamu et al.

2020-11-05

51

45

US-20200341081-A1

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COMPACT OPTICALLY PUMPED MAGNETOMETERS WITH PUMP AND PROBE CONFIGURATION AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2020-10-29

15

46

US-20200333245-A1

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INTERFEROMETRIC PARALLEL DETECTION USING ANALOG DATA COMPRESSION

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2020-10-22

48

47

US-20200333129-A1

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INTERFEROMETRIC PARALLEL DETECTION USING DIGITAL RECTIFICATION AND INTEGRATION

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2020-10-22

41

48

US-20200333130-A1

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NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING PARTIALLY BALANCED INTERFEROMETRIC PARALLEL DETECTION

Ruan; Haowen et al.

2020-10-22

33

49

US-20200309873-A1

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INTEGRATED MAGNETOMETER ARRAYS FOR MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY (MEG) DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Ledbetter; Micah et al.

2020-10-01

14

50

US-20200300604-A1

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SYSTEMS FOR COHERENT LIGHT DETECTION AND RELATED METHODS

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2020-09-24

16

51

US-20200256929-A1

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NEURAL FEEDBACK LOOP FILTERS FOR ENHANCED DYNAMIC RANGE MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY (MEG) SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Ledbetter; Micah et al.

2020-08-13

11

52

US-20200113439-A1

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DETECTION OF FAST-NEURAL SIGNAL USING DEPTH-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY

Mohseni; Hooman

2020-04-16

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53

US-20200088811-A1

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DYNAMIC MAGNETIC SHIELDING AND BEAMFORMING USING FERROFLUID FOR COMPACT MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY (MEG)

Mohseni; Hooman

2020-03-19

12

54

US-10254407-B2

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Electroabsorption modulator for depth imaging and other applications

Mohseni; Hooman

2019-04-09

41

55

US-9488810-B2

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Apparatuses and methods to image surfaces with small spot-size and large field of view

Mohseni; Hooman

2016-11-08

44

56

US-9472597-B2

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Systems, apparatuses and methods for converting light wavelengths

Mohseni; Hooman

2016-10-18

13

57

US-20160259059-A1

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ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR FOR DEPTH IMAGING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Mohseni; Hooman

2016-09-08

39

58

US-20150287870-A1

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SINGLE-PHOTON NANO-INJECTION DETECTORS

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2015-10-08

22

59

US-9054247-B2

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Single-photon nano-injection detectors

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2015-06-09

22

60

US-20140264025-A1

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SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING LIGHT WAVELENGTHS

Mohseni; Hooman

2014-09-18

12

61

US-20140268371-A1

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Apparatuses and Methods to Image Surfaces with Small Spot-Size and Large Field of View

Mohseni; Hooman

2014-09-18

41

62

US-20130341594-A1

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SINGLE-PHOTON NANO-INJECTION DETECTORS

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2013-12-26

20

63

US-8445188-B2

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Process for formation of highly uniform arrays of nano-holes and nano-pillars

Mohseni; Hooman

2013-05-21

17

64

US-7773840-B2

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Interface for a-Si waveguides and III/V waveguides

Kwakernaak; Martin H. et al.

2010-08-10

12

65

US-7745816-B2

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Single-photon detector with a quantum dot and a nano-injector

Mohseni; Hooman

2010-06-29

32

66

US-20100123120-A1

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A SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTOR WITH A QUANTUM DOT AND A NANO-INJECTOR

Mohseni; Hooman

2010-05-20

33

67

US-20100080954-A1

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Process for formation of highly uniform arrays of nano-holes and nano-pillars

Mohseni; Hooman

2010-04-01

16

68

US-20090238517-A1

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Monolithically integrated optical devices with amorphous silicon arrayed waveguidi gratings and INGaAsP gain

Kwakernaak; Martin H. et al.

2009-09-24

11

69

US-7546011-B2

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Monolithically integrated optical devices with amorphous silicon arrayed waveguide gratings and InGaAsP gain

Kwakernaak; Martin H. et al.

2009-06-09

11

70

US-7477670-B2

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High power diode laser based source

Abeles; Joseph H. et al.

2009-01-13

19

71

US-7376319-B2

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Vertically coupled large area amplifier

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2008-05-20

9

72

US-20070160326-A1

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Monolithically integrated optical devices with amorphous silicon arrayed waveguide gratings and InGaAsP gain

Kwakernaak; Martin H. et al.

2007-07-12

11

73

US-20070147762-A1

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Interface for a-Si waveguides and III/V waveguides

Kwakernaak; Martin H. et al.

2007-06-28

13

74

US-20070036190-A1

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High power diode laser based source

Abeles; Joseph H. et al.

2007-02-15

18

75

US-7064881-B2

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InP-based phase modulators and methods for making and using same

Mohseni; Hooman

2006-06-20

13

76

US-7026641-B2

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Electrically tunable quantum dots and methods for making and using same

Mohseni; Hooman et al.

2006-04-11

17

77

US-20050147356-A1

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Vertically coupled large area amplifier

Mohseni, Hooman et al.

2005-07-07

9

78

US-20050117844-A1

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Method and system for coupling waveguides

Abeles, Joseph et al.

2005-06-02

13

79

US-20040256612-A1

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Electrically tunable quantum dots and methods for making and using for same

Mohseni, Hooman et al.

2004-12-23

17

80

US-20040240024-A1

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InP-based phase modulators and methods for making and using for same

Mohseni, Hooman

2004-12-02

14