ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,602, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc. (Malta, N.Y.).

"Structures for a quantum sensor" was invented by Nayden Petkov Nedev (Sofia, Bulgaria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Structures for a quantum sensor and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a first waveguide core, a second waveguide core, and a sensor layer laterally between the first waveguide core and the second waveguide core. The first waveguide core is laterally coupled to the sensor layer, the second waveguide core is laterally coupled to the sensor layer, and the sensor layer comprises a material including a plurality of de...