MONOLITHIC SUN SENSORS, ASSEMBLIES THEREOF, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

Under one aspect of the present invention, a monolithic sun sensor includes a photosensor; a spacer material disposed over the photosensor; and a patterned mask disposed over the spacer material and defining an aperture over the photosensor. The spacer material has a thickness selected such that the...

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description Under one aspect of the present invention, a monolithic sun sensor includes a photosensor; a spacer material disposed over the photosensor; and a patterned mask disposed over the spacer material and defining an aperture over the photosensor. The spacer material has a thickness selected such that the patterned mask casts a shadow onto the photosensor that varies as a function of the monolithic sun sensor's angle relative to the sun. The sun sensor may further include a substrate in which the photosensor is embedded or on which the photosensor is disposed. The spacer material may be transparent, and may include a layer of inorganic oxide, or a plurality of layers of inorganic oxide. The patterned mask may include a conductive material, such as a metal. The aperture may be lithographically defined, and may be square. The sun sensor may further include a transparent overlayer disposed over the patterned mask.
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subjects ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
COLORIMETRY
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
MEASURING
PHYSICS
RADIATION PYROMETRY
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
TESTING
title MONOLITHIC SUN SENSORS, ASSEMBLIES THEREOF, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME
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