Reflecting Filter Cover for EMR Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modulating a light beam into an electron beam is challenging due to the size and dispersion differences between photons and electrons, making efficient intersection and data transmission difficult, especially in large-scale devices with poor efficiency.
Innovation Solution
Employing ultra-small resonant structures that convert electron beam energy into electromagnetic radiation (EMR) for data encoding, using interference filters to reflect or transmit specific frequencies, allowing encoded EMR to be transmitted within or between microcircuits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If large-scale lasers are used to intersect electron beam, then the device can detect scattered electron patterns, but the device size becomes large and efficiency becomes poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical system of large-scale lasers with an electron beam-based system. Instead of using photons from lasers to interact with electrons, the invention uses direct electron beam interaction with resonant structures to generate and modulate electromagnetic radiation, eliminating the need for large-scale optical components and improving efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the scale parameter from macroscopic (large-scale lasers) to microscopic (ultra-small resonant structures). By reducing the size of the resonant structures to ultra-small dimensions, the system achieves efficient electron beam interaction while maintaining compact device size and high detection efficiency.
2Speed
If light beam and electron beam are directly crossed, then intersection is attempted, but the size and dispersion differences make efficient intersection difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces ultra-small resonant structures as an intermediary between the electron beam and electromagnetic radiation generation. These resonant structures serve as a mediator that efficiently couples electron beam energy into electromagnetic radiation, solving the intersection efficiency problem by providing a controlled interaction mechanism rather than direct beam crossing.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs resonant structures that vibrate or oscillate at specific frequencies when excited by the electron beam. This resonance mechanism enhances the interaction efficiency between electrons and the structure, enabling effective energy transfer and electromagnetic radiation generation despite the fundamental differences in beam characteristics.
3Productivity
If ultra-small resonant structures are used to convert electron beam energy into EMR, then data transmission efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the device into modular components: ultra-small resonant structures for energy conversion, interference filters for frequency selection, and beam control elements. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while enabling independent optimization and simplifying the overall system design and manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The resonant structures serve multiple functions: they convert electron beam energy into electromagnetic radiation, act as frequency-selective elements through their resonant properties, and enable data encoding through modulation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby managing device complexity while maintaining high data transmission efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient data transmission at high speeds within or between microcircuits by converting electron beam energy into modulated EMR, overcoming the inefficiencies of large-scale devices and allowing for compact, high-speed data transfer.
Implementation Method 1
When the electron beam passes near the structure, it excites synchronized oscillations of the electrons in the structure (surface plasmons). As often repeated as the many electrons in a beam pass, these surface plasmons result in reemission of detectable photons as electromagnetic radiation (EMR).
Implementation Method 2
A cover or plate, such as an interference filter, can be placed over the output so that only certain frequencies are transmitted or reflected from the filter.
Data Source
AI summary
A filter for use with an array of ultra-small resonant structures that are producing encoded EMR wherein the filter is designed to either reflect encoded EMR beams or to permit certain frequencies to pass there through so that the encoded EMR beam and its encoded data can be transmitted out of the device and to another receiver where the data can be used.