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The Sensors & Detectors technology area contains state-of-the-art sensors and detectors for global security applications. These advancements are the result of integrating advanced science and technology into critical operational systems. 

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Hybrid Scintillators for Neutron Discrimination
Hybrid Scintillators for Neutron Discrimination

Sandia National Laboratories has developed a class of hybrid liquid...

Horizontally Polarized Dual-band GPS Antenna
Horizontally Polarized Dual-band GPS Antenna

A mechanically robust, horizontally polarized dual-band GPS antenna with improved...

Nanoantenna Phased Array and Transceiver
Nanoantenna Phased Array and Transceiver

A scalable, modular architecture and wide-angle array for non-mechanical beamsteering...

Patent Title Patent Number Grant Date
Magneto-optical sensor for magnetic field measurement US12498432B2 12/16/2025
Compact grating magneto-optical trap sensor head for inertial navigation in dynamic environments US12449256B1 10/21/2025
Compact atom interferometry inertial navigation sensors with tailored diffractive optics US12424810B1 09/23/2025
Measurement protocol for large dynamic range and high sensitivity of an evanescent-field-mode guided atom interferometer US12392611B1 08/19/2025
Large mass MEMS resonant beam accelerometer US12379391B1 08/05/2025
Meissner-effect transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeter US12352634B1 07/08/2025
Super resolution and fast surface B-field imaging using an NV-diamond US12276610B1 04/15/2025
Sensor discriminators and methods for detecting electrical property changes in a metal organic framework US12203911B1 01/21/2025
Interlocking proof mass for mems inertial sensing device US12129167B1 10/29/2024
Scintillator array for radiation detection US12105231B2 10/01/2024
Detection and imaging of electric fields, using polarized neutrons US12055500B1 08/06/2024
Hybrid inertial navigation system and method US12038285B1 07/16/2024
Geolocating sources of acoustic signals with a balloon-borne aeroseismometer US12032116B1 07/09/2024
Guided cold atom inertial sensors with membrane integrated photonics on atom trap integrated platforms US11971256B1 04/30/2024
Suspended waveguides on membrane and needle structures towards photonic atom trap integrated platforms US11914188B1 02/27/2024
Systems, methods and computer program products for charging autonomous wireless sensors in subsurface environments US11876398B1 01/16/2024
Sensor discriminators and methods for detecting electrical property changes in a metal organic framework US11867677B1 01/09/2024
Modular low cost trackerless spectral sensor US11841273B1 12/12/2023
Radioimaging for real-time tracking of high-voltage breakdown US11808800B2 11/07/2023
Broadband differential absorption sensor for detecting gaseous species US11781975B1 10/10/2023
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) detection and assessment via temporal intensity aliasing US11727665B2 08/15/2023
Scintillator array for radiation detection US11681055B1 06/20/2023
Systems and methods for in-situ calibration of scintillation spectrometer US11675098B1 06/13/2023
Low-frequency atomic electrometry US11585841B1 02/21/2023
Optically pumped gradient magnetometer US11543474B1 01/03/2023
Broad-area laser awareness sensor US11519997B1 12/06/2022
Modular low cost trackerless spectral sensor US11460344B2 10/04/2022
Electrochemical detection of gas phase chemicals US11378547B1 07/05/2022
Radiation detector using a graphene amplifier layer US11287536B1 03/29/2022
Directional infrasound sensing US11287506B2 03/29/2022
Probe for operando in situ electrochemical nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy US11215686B2 01/04/2022
Mutli-layered neutron detector US11175417B1 11/16/2021
System, algorithm, and method using short pulse interrogation with neutrons to detect and identify matter US11061164B1 07/13/2021
Dual frequency transceiver device US10984300B2 04/20/2021
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) detection and assessment via temporal intensity aliasing US10977772B1 04/13/2021
Remote vibration sensing through opaque media using permanent magnets US10969269B1 04/06/2021
Method to synthesize nanoparticle supercrystals US10947116B2 03/16/2021
Muon detectors, systems and methods US10921468B2 02/16/2021
Method of fabricating photosensitive devices with reduced process-temperature budget US10910508B1 02/02/2021
Passive millimeter wave radiometer system for calibration of infrared cameras US10876898B2 12/29/2020
Modular low cost trackerless spectral sensor US10760972B1 09/01/2020
In-situ active impedance characterization of scanned array antennas US10720703B2 07/21/2020
Apparatus, system and method for highlighting activity-induced change in multi-pass synthetic aperture radar imagery US10698104B1 06/30/2020
System and method for measuring fluid properties using magnetic field techniques via magnetic tracer US10627269B2 04/21/2020
Compact radiation detector US10620326B1 04/14/2020
Ultra-wideband mutual coupling compensation of active electronically scanned arrays in multi-channel radar systems US10615495B1 04/07/2020
Co-notch and independent windowing to mitigate interference in SAR-based imagery US10591582B1 03/17/2020
Apparatus, system and method for highlighting anomalous change in multi-pass synthetic aperture radar imagery US10535127B1 01/14/2020
Thallium bromide (TIBr) semiconductors and devices with extended life apparatus, methods, and system US10516068B1 12/24/2019
Spectral replacement to mitigate interference for multi-pass synthetic aperture radar US10495750B1 12/03/2019
Low-power MEMS wakeup system US10481672B1 11/19/2019
Waveform warping for general frequency-modulated radar waveforms US10473755B1 11/12/2019
High sensitivity single-axis MEMS accelerometer with bilateral flexures US10473687B1 11/12/2019
Vehicle track detection in synthetic aperture radar imagery US10467474B1 11/05/2019
Optomechanical gyroscope utilizing the Sagnac effect US10458795B1 10/29/2019
Muon detectors, systems and methods US10451745B1 10/22/2019
Monolithic flexure mount US10409030B1 09/10/2019
Neutron multiplicity detector control circuitry and firmware US10353088B1 07/16/2019
Reduced-bias multi-resolution coherent change detection US10345440B1 07/09/2019
Spectral notch interference mitigation for stretch processing synthetic aperture radar US10330786B1 06/25/2019
Frequency shifted, vacuum pressure sensor US10317300B1 06/11/2019
Automatic peak interval, relative volatility, and relative amplitude detection in high-volume temporal data US10303841B1 05/28/2019
Hyperdimensional visualization tool US10297054B1 05/21/2019
Dual-band GPS antenna with horizontal polarization US10290950B1 05/14/2019
Apodization of spurs in radar receivers using multi-channel processing US10288729B2 05/14/2019
Extended cavity laser absorption spectroscopy US10288482B2 05/14/2019
Rotation flexure with temperature controlled modal frequency US10288121B2 05/14/2019
Doppler-assisted sensor fusion US10267895B1 04/23/2019
Small mover target detection in synthetic aperture radar imagery US10254399B1 04/09/2019
Full-field surface roughness US10254112B1 04/09/2019
Communication device and method of making the same US10235614B1 03/19/2019
In-situ active impedance characterization of scanned array antennas US10218068B1 02/26/2019
Analysis and categorization of eye tracking data describing scanpaths US10181078B1 01/15/2019
Robust power detector for wideband signals among many single tone signals US10171189B2 01/01/2019
Sensor system that uses embedded optical fibers US10161924B2 12/25/2018
Microsampler and method of making the same US10161835B1 12/25/2018
Sealed micro gas chromatography columns and methods thereof US10151732B1 12/11/2018
Multi-aperture optical system for high-resolution imaging US10120195B1 11/06/2018
Antenna array with low Rx and Tx sidelobe levels US10062972B1 08/28/2018
Vehicle track identification in synthetic aperture radar images US10032077B1 07/24/2018
Optomechanical force sensors, cantilevers, and systems thereof US10031158B1 07/24/2018
Monolithically integrated infrared transceiver US10020634B2 07/10/2018
Artifact reduction within a SAR image US10018718B1 07/10/2018
Atomic magnetometer with multiple spatial channels US9995800B1 06/12/2018
Compact radiation detector US9993894B1 06/12/2018
Representation of activity in images using geospatial temporal graphs US9959647B1 05/01/2018
Robust power detector for wideband signals among many single tone signals US9912420B1 03/06/2018
Searches over graphs representing geospatial-temporal remote sensing data US9911039B1 03/06/2018
Image registration via optimization over disjoint image regions US9886645B2 02/06/2018
Radar velocity determination using direction of arrival measurements US9846229B1 12/19/2017
Single volume fission energy neutron detector US9835741B1 12/05/2017
Apodization of spurs in radar receivers using multi-channel processing US9823346B1 11/21/2017
Joint synthetic aperture radar plus ground moving target indicator from single-channel radar using compressive sensing US9791563B1 10/17/2017
Time-dependent phase error correction using digital waveform synthesis US9784818B1 10/10/2017
Rotation flexure with temperature controlled modal frequency US9759263B1 09/12/2017
Neutron detection apparatus and method US9733367B1 08/15/2017
Geospatial-temporal semantic graph representations of trajectories from remote sensing and geolocation data US9727976B1 08/08/2017
Resonant surface acoustic wave chemical detector US9726646B1 08/08/2017
Filter arrays US9720102B1 08/01/2017
Catheterized plasma X-ray source US9681846B1 06/20/2017
Phase difference of arrival geolocation US9651648B1 05/16/2017
Segmented scintillation antineutrino detector US9645258B1 05/09/2017
Shaping the spectrum of random-phase radar waveforms US9645228B1 05/09/2017
Waveform frequency notching US9645227B1 05/09/2017
Omnidirectional antenna having constant phase US9614273B1 04/04/2017
Microstructured silicon radiation detector US9595628B1 03/14/2017
Method of achieving ultra-wideband true-time-delay beam steering for active electronically scanned arrays US9479232B1 10/25/2016
High-yield entangled single photon source US9465274B1 10/11/2016
Zero-power receiver US9460321B1 10/04/2016
Subaperture clutter filter with CFAR signal detection US9429644B1 08/30/2016
Miniaturized photoacoustic spectrometer US9410931B1 08/09/2016
Reduction of radar cross-section of a wind turbine US9404371B1 08/02/2016
Devices and methods to detect and quantify trace gases US9329154B1 05/03/2016
Self-shielding flex-circuit drift tube, drift tube assembly and method of making US9324550B1 04/26/2016
Navigator alignment using radar scan US9304198B1 04/05/2016
PC board mount corrosion sensitive sensor US9291543B1 03/22/2016
3D target array for pulsed multi-sourced radiography US9269524B1 02/23/2016
Gimbaled multispectral imaging system and method US9244264B1 01/26/2016
Terrain detection and classification using single polarization SAR US9239384B1 01/19/2016
In situ calibration of a light source in a sensor device US9222810B1 12/29/2015
Method for the electro-addressable functionalization of electrode arrays US9212430B1 12/15/2015
Athermal channeled spectropolarimeter US9207123B2 12/08/2015
Trace detection of analytes using portable raman systems US9194805B2 11/24/2015
Passive absolute age and temperature history sensor US9182436B1 11/10/2015
Compact ion chamber based neutron detector US9170340B1 10/27/2015
Multifunctional thin film surface US9157161B1 10/13/2015
Pre-processing SAR image stream to facilitate compression for transport on bandwidth-limited-link US9146312B1 09/29/2015
Multiple-mode radiation detector US9116249B1 08/25/2015
Sparse sampling and reconstruction for electron and scanning probe microscope imaging US9093249B2 07/28/2015
Remote sensing using MIMO systems US9019148B1 04/28/2015
Synthetic aperture radar images with composite azimuth resolution US8994577B1 03/31/2015
Photon detector configured to employ the Gunn effect and method of use US8981312B1 03/17/2015
Plasma driven neutron/gamma generator US8971473B2 03/03/2015
High data-rate atom interferometers through high recapture efficiency US8941053B1 01/27/2015
Ion chamber based neutron detectors US8912502B2 12/16/2014
Fast electron microscopy via compressive sensing US8907280B1 12/09/2014
Frequency selective infrared sensors US8897609B1 11/25/2014
Multi-step contrast sensitivity gauge US8858076B2 10/14/2014
Ultra-wideband short-pulse radar with range accuracy for short range detection US8854254B2 10/07/2014
Detection of electrophilic and nucleophilic chemical agents US8802444B1 08/12/2014
Infrared nanoantenna apparatus and method for the manufacture thereof US8750653B1 06/10/2014
Capacitive chemical sensor US8736000B1 05/27/2014
Screening system and method of using same US8695443B1 04/15/2014
SAW correlator spread spectrum receiver US8687674B1 04/01/2014
Methods for automatic trigger threshold adjustment US8676540B1 03/18/2014
Optically transduced MEMS magnetometer US8674689B1 03/18/2014
Wireless passive radiation sensor US8596862B1 12/03/2013
Preconcentrator with high volume chiller for high vapor pressure particle detection US8561483B1 10/22/2013
Micro gas-puff based source US8530854B1 09/10/2013
Heterodyne photomixer spectrometer with receiver photomixer driven at different frequency than source photomixer US8482739B1 07/09/2013
Tracking heat flux sensors for concentrating solar applications US8459865B1 06/11/2013
Frequency selective infrared sensors US8452134B1 05/28/2013
Imaging doppler velocimeter with downward heterodyning in the optical domain US8446575B1 05/21/2013
Tracking moving radar targets with parallel, velocity-tuned filters US8427359B1 04/23/2013
Mitigating illumination gradients in a SAR image based on the image data and antenna beam pattern US8427358B1 04/23/2013
Ultrasonic probe deployment device for increased wave transmission and rapid area scan inspections US8371173B1 02/12/2013
Method for improving the angular resolution of a neutron scatter camera US8338795B1 12/25/2012
Strained layer superlattice focal plane array having a planar structure US8293566B1 10/23/2012
Portable dual field gradient force multichannel flow cytometer device with a dual wavelength low noise detection scheme US8293089B1 10/23/2012
Real-time method for establishing a detection map for a network of sensors US8265870B1 09/11/2012
Technique for identifying, tracing, or tracking objects in image data US8253802B1 08/28/2012
Detection of electrophilic and nucleophilic chemical agents US8247554B1 08/21/2012
Wireless passive temperature sensor US8240911B1 08/14/2012
Neutron scatter camera for improved neutron detection US8237130B1 08/07/2012
Atomic magnetometer US8212556B1 07/03/2012
Microelectromechanical inertial sensor US8205497B1 06/26/2012
Technique for ship/wake detection US8170282B1 05/01/2012
Apparatus for inspecting a group of containers and method of using same US8126596B1 02/28/2012
Estimating pixel variances in the scenes of staring sensors US8103116B1 01/24/2012
Thermal wake/vessel detection technique US8094886B1 01/10/2012
Ultrasonic probe deployment device for increased wave transmission and rapid area scan inspections US8087298B1 01/03/2012
Lateral conduction infrared photodetector US8022390B1 09/20/2011
Mountable eddy current sensor for in-situ remote detection of surface and sub-surface fatigue cracks US8013600B1 09/06/2011
Hybrid metal organic scintillator materials system and particle detector US7985868B1 07/26/2011
Microfabricated field calibration assembly for analytical instruments US7913534B1 03/29/2011
Ion mobility spectrometer with virtual aperture grid US7838823B1 11/23/2010
Strained-layer superlattice focal plane array having a planar structure US7755079B2 07/13/2010
Neutron scatter camera US7741613B1 06/22/2010
Correlation spectrometer US7697134B1 04/13/2010
Nanoelectrode array for electrochemical analysis US7625469B1 12/01/2009
Edge-based correlation image registration for multispectral imaging US7620269B1 11/17/2009
Portable modular detection system US7602307B1 10/13/2009
Electrochemical assembly of organic molecules by the reduction of iodonium salts US7550071B1 06/23/2009
Window-based method for approximating the Hausdorff in three-dimensional range imagery US7542624B1 06/02/2009
Detection of electrophilic and nucleophilic chemical agents US7449579B1 11/11/2008
Controlling data collection to support SAR image rotation US7436349B1 10/14/2008
Micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensor for footwear US7426873B1 09/23/2008
Correlation ion mobility spectroscopy US7417222B1 08/26/2008
Pyroelectric demodulating detector US7397301B1 07/08/2008
Modular sensor network node US7386352B2 06/10/2008
Laser remote sensing of backscattered light from a target sample US7336351B1 02/26/2008
Stationary phase deposition based on onium salts US7314505B1 01/01/2008
Apparatus and method for selectively channeling a fluid US7314208B1 01/01/2008