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Orthogonally Polarized Light as Selectable Wavelengths	Future UDWDM-PON application Simplified ONU Low power dissipation ONU	6916
Electrically Short Antenna with High Bandwidth	Powerful – Antenna can be operated at high power levels Stealthy – Plasma version can be any length and can be hidden easily; can also be rapidly shut off to prevent radar detection Variable – Most of the design parameters can be rapidly varied, enabling a single antenna to potentially serve multiple purposes	6746
Coating and Scaling of Material Stripes and Patterns	Exceptional flexibility with respect to material selection Highly scalable	7749
Antenna-Less RFID Tag	Cheaper – minimized transmission components significantly reduces manufacturing costs Flexible – tags can be reprogrammed to perform different functions Smaller - reduced number of components allows for smaller chips	7744
Advanced Techniques in Floating-Gate Transistor Programming	Precise Smaller switch count Fewer parasitic	3458
Embedded Wireless Temperature Sensor for Orthopedic Implants	Utilizes temperature as indication of deep tissue infection Deep tissue measurement vs. only reaching skin surface Non-invasive monitoring	7682
Blind Selected Mapping for OFDM	Less distortions – achieves a better peak-to-average power ratio Cheaper – lower cost solution	3425
Mixed-Signal Doherty Power Amplifier	Achieves high peak efficiency, back-off efficiency, and linearity Supports complex modulations with large bandwidths (> GHz) Compatible with many process technologies, including CMOS, SiGe, GaAs, and GaN	7496
Reconfigurable Antenna Array with Multi-Feed Antenna Pixels	Enables direct and intuitive programming of RF current distribution, simplifying the setting and prediction of the resulting antenna array pattern Allows broad bandwidth operation, i.e. S-band to X-band operation (2-12 GHz) Easy deployment is made possible by not mandating computationally intensive optimization	6433
Ultrasound System for Measuring Weld Penetration Depth	Real-Time – Potential to operate in a real-time welding environment Reliable – Test have shown repeated accurate and precise results Off-Life – Ability to check health and viability of welds	3348
Reconfigurable Antennas for Radar Applications	Innovative — Origami-based accordion structure enables variable physical deployment of antenna Reconfigurable — Varying extent of physical deployment reconfigures antenna frequency band, radiation pattern, and gain Cost-reductive — Configurability allows for changing complexity of antenna packages	6357
Multi-Layer Inkjet-Printed Capacitors	Quick — Rapid fabrication of extremely high frequency (EHF) components in minutes Low cost — Does not require a clean room and low chemical and material waste Convenient — Equipment is small enough to allow on-the-spot printing and modifications in remote locations	6332
Light Powered RFID Tags	Ultra-thin Highly flexible and conformable Long sheltimes and operation times	3278
Self-Steering Transceiver with Autonomous Beam-Forming	Simple operation – operates on phased-array and MIMO systems with zero power consumption Autonomous operation – achieves autonomous beam-forming and beam-alignment towards desired signal High sensitivity – performs automatic dynamic tracking and rejection of unknown interference signals	7360
A Broadband Mm-Wave for Multi-Band Applications	Higher efficiency in the power back-off Higher linearity in the power back-off Higher modulation speed up-to Giga-symbols	7352
FlashStream: A Multi-Tiered Storage Architecture Optimized for Video Streaming	Flashstream designed specifically for video streaming; whereas alternative storage systems are general purpose resulting in degraded video Prototype Flashstream, which optimizes caching, performed 2X better than its nearest competitor, Oracle Solaris ZFS. Directly accesses the SSD and RAM to achieve Quality-of-Service (QoS)-sensitive caching to better prioritize changes in video workloads	6264
Wireless Power Transfer System	Small in size - Resonators are compact geometric shapes, aiding in volume or weight limited applications Resistant to misalignment - Retains comparable efficiency levels regardless of relative angles of transmitter and receiver Versatile – Both data and power can be simultaneously transmitted	6080, 6081, 6106
Pulse Shaping for Radio Frequency Identification Tags	Enables the same form of low-power communication mechanism via reflection instead of radiation Smaller bandwidth occupancy, thus increasing number of devices being able to communicate in a portion of the spectrum. Denser tag/node/sensor/transponder deployments while still adhering to FCC regulations can be achieved	7246
Using Hardware "Fingerprints" to Enhance Network Security	Long-Term Solution: Because no software client is required, this technique can be used to identify both current and future unmanageable devices. Failsafe: Because it relies on inherently unique signatures tied to hardware’s diverse compositions, component manufacturers, and physical differences, the system is difficult to defeat by unauthorized—or even authorized—users. Reduced Vulnerability: As a network-based solution, this method eliminates the security vulnerabilities associated with software additions at each node.	5818
CNT-Based Devices Using Thin-Film Technologies	Requires very low operating voltage Yields a compact field emitter package Avoids electrical shorts caused by emitter-gate contact	5806

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