ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,340, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to SRI International (Menlo Park, Calif.).
"Sensor with upconversion layer" was invented by Namwoong Paik (Lawrenceville, N.J.) and Peter Alan Levine (West Windsor, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In general, the disclosure describes a sensor comprising a photo-sensitive silicon substrate configured to detect ultraviolet (UV), visible, and near-infrared (NIR) light and an upconversion layer comprising a plurality of crystals configured to convert short wave infrared light to UV, visible, or NIR light. An example sensor includes an upconversion layer comprising a plurality of crystals configure...