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A Device for the Direct Measurement of Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence in the Far-Red Spectral Range (SIF-SBR) (Case No. 2024-183)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences have developed a novel and compact device for direct, real-time measurement of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, enabling accurate monitoring of plant photosynthetic activity without complex calibration or spectral retrieval procedures. Background: Accurate monitoring...
Published: 5/8/2026   |   Updated: 5/8/2026   |   Inventor(s): Jochen Stutz, Jonas Kuhn
Keywords(s): Agricultural & plant biology research, Agriculture, Chemical, concentrated solar radiation, Ecosystem monitoring, Fluorescence, low-power architecture, low-power device, low-power sensor, operating range, Photon, photosynthetic activity, photosynthetic monitoring, Plant fluorescence, Plant proximal remote sensing, Precision Agriculture, Proximal remote sensing, real-time, real-time sensing/monitoring/tracking, Signal Processing, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Solar Energy, spectral density
Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Remote Sensing, Optics & Photonics > Spectroscopy, Life Science Research Tools > Field Equipment
A Low-Cost Non-invasive Fruit Ripeness Sensing System (Case No. 2025-007)
Summary: Researchers in the Department of Computer Science at UCLA developed an affordable, non-invasive fruit ripeness estimation system to improve operational efficiency of food manufacturing systems. Background: Fruit waste accounts for a significant portion of global waste due to consumer purchasing trends and grower harvesting issues. Consumers...
Published: 4/1/2026   |   Updated: 4/1/2026   |   Inventor(s): Omid Abari, Shanmu Wang
Keywords(s): acoustics, Agriculture, Cellular agriculture, Continuous-Wave Radar, frequency modulation, millimeter-wave, mmWave backscatter network, Radiofrequency Ablation
Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Remote Sensing, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms
Deep Learning-Enhanced Dual-Mode Multiplexed Optical Sensor for Point-Of-Care Diagnostics of Cardiovascular Diseases (Case No. 2026-178)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering have developed a deep-learning-enhanced multiplexed optical biosensing platform that enables rapid, high sensitivity point-of-care quantification of multiple cardiac biomarkers for cardiovascular diagnostics. Background: Rapid and accessible cardiac...
Published: 3/24/2026   |   Updated: 3/24/2026   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Dino Di Carlo, Gyeo-Re Han, Artem Goncharov, Merve Eryilmaz
Keywords(s): Biomarker, biomarkers, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular monitoring, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, Deep Learning, Deep learning-based sensing, deep neural networks (DNN), neural network, neural networks, Optics, Point Of Care, point-of-care, point-of-care testing
Category(s): Electrical, Optics & Photonics, Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices
Misalignment Resilient Diffractive Optical Networks (Case No. 2020-885)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed and experimentally validated a comprehensive training scheme that greatly enhances the robustness of diffractive networks to 3D misalignments and fabrication tolerances in their physical implementation. Background: As an optical machine learning framework,...
Published: 1/28/2026   |   Updated: 1/27/2026   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan
Keywords(s): Optical Communication , Optical computing, optical implementation, Optical networks, optical processor
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Optics & Photonics
Doping of Thorium-229 Into High Bandgap Metal Sulfate Material (Case No. 2025-99Y)
Summary: A UCLA researcher in the Department of Physics has developed a novel method for creating high-bandgap materials doped with thorium-229, enabling the development of advanced nuclear clocks. Background: Thorium-229 is the only known isotope with a nuclear transition low enough to be measured using conventional optical techniques. The combination...
Published: 10/9/2025   |   Updated: 10/7/2025   |   Inventor(s): Eric Hudson
Keywords(s): Clock Signal, high-powered laser systems, Laser, laser alignment, Laser Diode, lasers
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Lasers, Electrical, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Quantum Computing, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Thermal, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Materials > Semiconducting Materials
Spectral Kernel Machines With Electrically Tunable Photodetectors (Case No. 2025-105)
Summary: Spectral machine vision traditionally acquires dense 3D hypercubes (x, y, λ) of spatial and spectral information, which must be processed downstream. This imposes major computational burdens, tradeoffs in spatial/spectral resolution, frame rate, and power. The innovation embodied in spectral kernel machines (SKM) is a photodetector...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Updated: 10/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Yuhang Li, Dehui Zhang, Ali Javey
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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials
Optical Generative Models (Case No. 2025-067)
Summary: Researchers in the UCLA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed an optics-based system to rapidly generate synthetic images. Background: Generative AI models that create synthetic images, human-like natural language processing capabilities, and even new protein designs are critical for a diverse array of applications....
Published: 11/17/2025   |   Updated: 10/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Shiqi Chen
Keywords(s): Adaptive Optics, all-optical diffractive computing, Electro-Optics, Optical Coherence , Optical computing, Optical Generative Models, Optics
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Optics & Photonics, Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Imaging, Electrical > Visual Computing
Pulsed Laser Triggered High Speed Microfluidic Switch and Applications in Flourescent Activated Cell Sorting (Case No. 2009-063)
Summary UCLA researchers have developed a pulsed-laser triggered microfluidic switching mechanism capable of sub-100 µs switching (e.g. ~70 µs), enabling ultrafast cell/particle sorting in a microfluidic fluorescence-activated cell sorting (µFACS) platform using cavitation bubbles rather than mechanical valves. Background Flow cytometry...
Published: 9/25/2025   |   Updated: 9/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Ting Hsiang Wu
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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Lasers, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Microfluidics And Mems, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods
Continuous Whole-Chip 3-Dimensional Dep Cell Sorter and Its Fabrication (Case No. 2012-612)
Summary Researchers at UCLA have developed a continuous, whole-chip, three-dimensional dielectrophoretic (DEP) cell sorting device, integrating multi-layer microfluidics and electrode geometries to sort cells or particles throughout the thickness of a microfluidic chip, not merely at a single plane. Background Microfluidic cell sorting is vital in...
Published: 9/24/2025   |   Updated: 9/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Yu Jui Fan, Yu Chun Kung, Kuo Wei Huang
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Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Microscopy, Electrical, Electrical > Imaging
Pulse Laser Driven High Speed, On-Demand, and Multiplexed Droplet Generator (Case No. 2013-184)
Summary UCLA researchers have developed a high-speed, on-demand microfluidic droplet platform that allows rapid and precise generation, manipulation, and merging of microdroplets for advanced lab-on-a-chip applications. The technology enables controlled droplet initiation and synchronized merging at high throughput, making it a versatile platform for...
Published: 9/24/2025   |   Updated: 9/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Pei-Yu Chiou, Michael Teitell, Ting Hsiang Wu, Yue Chen, Yu Chun Kung
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Category(s): Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Lasers, Life Science Research Tools, Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Life Science Research Tools > Cell Counting And Imaging
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