The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has developed a Laser Ultrasonic  Microscope, which allows for rapid full field real-time imaging of micro sized  devices, including arrays of sensors or surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices.  These micro arrays include arrays of quartz crystal microbalances, surface  acoustic wave transducers, and thin film bulk linear and/or torsional acoustic  resonators wherein the factor that causes a response may be biological,  chemical, physical, material, thermal, acoustic, electromagnetic and/or  combinations thereof.  INL?s acoustic imaging technique utilizes a laser to illuminate the entire  surface of a vibrating object and a camera to read information about the  vibration amplitude and phase everywhere on the surface of the object. This is  accomplished when a reflected laser light is combined with a reference beam to  perform dynamic holographic image processing in a photorefractive material  such as Bismuth Silicon Oxide (BSO). The interaction between the light and the  photorefractive material demodulates the vibration information, and displays  this information as a gray scale image. Each point or pixel on the image  corresponds to a point on the surface of the vibrating surface of the object  and the pixel intensity is directly proportional to the amplitude of the  vibration at that point. Thus, a image is produced of the distribution of  vibrational amplitudes everywhere on the surface, all at once, without  scanning. When the vibrating object is a collection of individual vibrating structures  the INL technology displays a complex vibration distribution where one or more  pixels is assigned to each vibrating subunit. If these subunits are individual  sensors in an array of micro-vibratory chemical sensors, then one can directly  detect the individual resonant frequencies. This information can be recorded  by a video camera, digitized and displayed, stored or used for further  analysis.  The INL is soliciting interest from qualified industrial firms interested in  participating in projects and commercializing this technology. It is  anticipated that the project will be carried out through a Cooperative  Research and Development Agreement with funding support being provided by the  participant(s). The INL has several patents on the process. See U.S. Patent  Nos. 5,827,971, 6,134,006, 6,175,411, 6,486,962, and 6,401,540. See also  published U.S. Patent Application Nos. 10/267,320, 10/267,237, and  11/130,853. These patents may be licensed exclusively or non-exclusively.  The INL invites interested parties to contact us regarding the details of  licensing and implementing this technology into an operation. Interested  parties should respond on or before within 90 days from the date of posting.  For questions regarding this technology, licensing, and working with the INL,  please contact Jason Stolworthy: BUSINESS POINT OF CONTACT: Jason C. Stolworthy, J.D., M.S. (ChE) Telephone:  208-526-5976 E-Mail: [Please use the link below]