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US 2026/0299164 A1Published application
Deformation sensing and object identification with color-dynamic mechano-responsive photonic materials
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsMathias Kolle, Benjamin Miller, Raphael Pesch, Max T. Thomsen
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes articles, systems, and methods for sensing and/or identifying objecting using color-dynamic, mechano-responsive photonic materials.
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A sensor, comprising:
- a photonic material comprising a plurality of refractive index variations;
- a backing layer adjacent to the photonic material, wherein the backing layer absorbs visible light;
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- an optical input directed towards the photonic material.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a photonic material comprising a plurality of refractive index variations;
- a backing layer adjacent to the photonic material;
- a blocking layer adjacent to the photonic material;
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- a chamber adjacent to the blocking layer, wherein the chamber is configured to apply pressure to the blocking layer, the photonic material, and/or the backing layer.
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An object recognition system, the system comprising:
- a photonic material comprising a plurality of refractive index variations;
- a backing layer adjacent to the photonic material;
- a blocking layer adjacent to the photonic material;
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- an optical input directed towards the photonic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.