Sensing device having a thermal antenna and a method for sensing electromagnetic radiation
    161.
    发明授权
    Sensing device having a thermal antenna and a method for sensing electromagnetic radiation 有权
    具有热天线的感测装置和用于感测电磁辐射的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09568367B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-14

    申请号:US13697375

    申请日:2011-05-23

    Abstract: A method and a sensing device are provided. The sensing device may include: a thermal antenna that includes a resistive material and has a cross section that has dimensions that are of an order of a micron or of a sub-micron. The thermal antenna may receive electromagnetic radiation and directly convert it to heat. The sensing device may also include a supporting element, a thermal sensor arranged to generate detection signals responsive to a temperature of a sensed area of the thermal sensor, a holding element that may support and thermally isolate the thermal antenna and the thermal sensor and thermally isolate, and a readout circuit that may process the detection signals to provide information about the electromagnetic radiation that is directly converted to heat by the thermal antenna. The thermal antenna and the thermal sensor are spatially separated from the supporting element.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种方法和感测装置。 感测装置可以包括:热天线,其包括电阻材料并且具有尺寸为微米级或亚微米级的横截面。 热天线可以接收电磁辐射,并将其直接转换成热。 感测装置还可以包括支撑元件,热传感器,其布置成响应于热传感器的感测区域的温度产生检测信号;保持元件,其可以支撑并热隔离热天线和热传感器并热隔离 以及可以处理检测信号以提供关于由热天线直接转换为热量的电磁辐射的信息的读出电路。 热天线和热传感器在空间上与支撑元件分离。

    Optical network unit, optical access network and a method for exchanging information
    163.
    发明授权
    Optical network unit, optical access network and a method for exchanging information 有权
    光网络单元,光接入网和交换信息的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09112640B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-18

    申请号:US14207676

    申请日:2014-03-13

    CPC classification number: H04J14/06 H04J14/0282

    Abstract: A method for exchanging information with an Optical Network Unit (ONU), the method comprising: receiving, by the ONU, downstream signals that comprise a pilot signal and downstream information signals; wherein the downstream information signals embed first polarization modulated information and second polarization modulated information; wherein the pilot signal is received at a pilot frequency slot and the downstream information signals are received at a downstream information frequency slot that differs from the pilot frequency slot; splitting the downstream signals to first, second, third and fourth sets of signals; wherein the splitting comprises performing a polarization based splitting to provide first and second intermediate sets of signals; wherein the first and second sets of signals originate from the first intermediate set of signals and the third and fourth sets of signals originate from the second intermediate set of signals; generating a fifth set of signals by providing the second and fourth sets of signals to a polarization changing circuit, wherein a polarization direction of the fifth set of signals differs from a polarization direction of the first and second intermediate sets of signals; generating first, second and third sets of detection signals, in response to the first, third and fifth sets of signals; and reconstructing the first polarization modulated information and the second polarization modulated information in response to the first, second and third sets of detection signals.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于与光网络单元(ONU)交换信息的方法,所述方法包括:由ONU接收包括导频信号和下行信息信号的下行信号; 其中下游信息信号嵌入第一偏振调制信息和第二偏振调制信息; 其中在导频时隙处接收导频信号,并且在与导频时隙不同的下行信息频率时隙处接收下行信息信号; 将下行信号分解为第一,第二,第三和第四组信号; 其中所述分割包括执行基于偏振的分割以提供第一和第二中间信号集合; 其中所述第一和第二组信号源自所述第一中间信号集合,并且所述第三和第四组信号源自所述第二中间信号集合; 通过将第二和第四组信号提供给偏振改变电路来产生第五组信号,其中第五组信号的偏振方向与第一和第二中间信号组的偏振方向不同; 响应于所述第一,第三和第五组信号产生第一,第二和第三组检测信号; 以及响应于所述第一,第二和第三组检测信号重构所述第一偏振调制信息和所述第二偏振调制信息。

    Coherent and self-coherent signal processing techniques
    165.
    发明授权
    Coherent and self-coherent signal processing techniques 有权
    相干和自相干信号处理技术

    公开(公告)号:US09083471B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US14005302

    申请日:2012-03-01

    Abstract: A receiver and a multi-symbol-differential-detection (MSDD) module, the MSDD may include an input node for receiving an input signal having a noisy phase; a summation and rotation unit; and an output unit; wherein the output unit is arranged to output an output signal and a normalized output signal; wherein the output signal represents the input signal but has a reconstructed phase; wherein the summation and rotation unit is arranged to receive the input signal and the output signal and to provide a reference signal that reflects a weighted sum of phase rotated and delayed previously received input signals; wherein the output unit comprises a phase difference calculator, a slicer, a delay unit and a normalizer; wherein the phase difference calculator is arranged to generate a difference signal indicative of a phase difference between the reference signal and the input signal; wherein the slicer and the delay unit are arranged to generate the output signal by slicing the difference signal to provide a sliced signal and by delaying the sliced signal; and wherein the normalizer is arranged to normalize the output signal to provide the normalized output signal.

    Abstract translation: 一种接收机和多符号差分检测(MSDD)模块,MSDD可以包括用于接收具有噪声相位的输入信号的输入节点; 总和和旋转单元; 和输出单元; 其中所述输出单元被布置成输出输出信号和归一化输出信号; 其中所述输出信号表示所述输入信号,但具有重构相位; 其中所述求和和旋转单元被布置为接收所述输入信号和所述输出信号,并且提供反映相位旋转和延迟的先前接收的输入信号的加权和的参考信号; 其中所述输出单元包括相位差计算器,限幅器,延迟单元和归一化器; 其中所述相位差计算器被配置为产生指示所述参考信号和所述输入信号之间的相位差的差信号; 其中所述限幅器和所述延迟单元被布置成通过对所述差分信号进行限幅来产生所述输出信号以提供分片信号并通过延迟所述分片信号; 并且其中所述归一化器被布置成使输出信号归一化以提供归一化的输出信号。

    Polar multi-symbol delay detector for carrier phase and frequency recovery for coherent transmission
    166.
    发明授权
    Polar multi-symbol delay detector for carrier phase and frequency recovery for coherent transmission 有权
    用于相干传输的载波相位和频率恢复的极坐标多符号延迟检测器

    公开(公告)号:US09059889B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-16

    申请号:US14203593

    申请日:2014-03-11

    Abstract: A method for calculating a reconstructed phase that includes: Calculating a current phase signal and current amplitude signal that represent a phase and amplitude of a current input symbol, respectively. Generating, in response to the current phase signal and an estimate of a phase of a last input symbol that preceded the current input symbol, multiple partial references, some of which are responsive to (i) phase signals representative of phases of a plurality of input symbols that preceded the current input symbol, and (ii) estimates of the phase of the plurality of input symbols. Calculating unwrapped partial references. Estimating a constant carrier frequency offset (CFO) phase rotation in response to the unwrapped partial references. Calculating a reconstructed phase of the current input symbol in response to, at least, the estimate of the constant CFO phase rotation and to the unwrapped partial references.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于计算重构相位的方法,包括:分别计算表示当前输入符号的相位和幅度的当前相位信号和电流幅度信号。 响应于当前相位信号和对当前输入符号之前的最后输入符号的相位的估计,产生多个部分参考,其中一些部分参考响应于(i)代表多个输入的相位的相位信号 在当前输入符号之前的符号,以及(ii)多个输入符号的相位的估计。 计算未打包的部分引用。 响应于展开的部分参考,估计恒定的载波频率偏移(CFO)相位旋转。 至少响应于常数CFO相位旋转和未展开的部分参考的估计,计算当前输入符号的重构相位。

    Device, method and computer readable program for accessing memory cells using shortened read attempts
    168.
    发明授权
    Device, method and computer readable program for accessing memory cells using shortened read attempts 有权
    使用缩短读取尝试访问存储单元的设备,方法和计算机可读程序

    公开(公告)号:US08995206B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US13547091

    申请日:2012-07-12

    CPC classification number: G11C16/06 G11C16/26 G11C16/34

    Abstract: A device, a computer readable medium and a method that may include performing a shortened read attempt of multiple data memory cells that store data to provide an estimate of the data; wherein the shortened read attempt has a duration that is shorter than a duration of a full read attempt; performing a shortened read attempt of redundant memory cells that store redundant information to provide an estimate of the redundant information; wherein the estimate of the redundant information is indicative of an expected number of data memory cells that store a certain logic value; determining, based on the estimate of the data, an estimated number of data memory cells that store the certain logic value; comparing the expected number to the estimated number; and providing the estimate of the data as a read result if the expected number and the estimated number equal each other.

    Abstract translation: 一种设备,计算机可读介质和方法,其可以包括执行存储数据以提供所述数据的估计的多个数据存储器单元的缩短的读取尝试; 其中所述缩短的读取尝试具有短于完全读取尝试的持续时间的持续时间; 执行存储冗余信息以冗余信息的估计的冗余存储器单元的缩短的读取尝试; 其中所述冗余信息的估计指示存储某一逻辑值的数据存储器单元的预期数量; 基于所述数据的估计确定存储所述某个逻辑值的数据存储单元的估计数量; 将预期数量与估计数量进行比较; 并且如果预期数量和估计数量彼此相等,则将数据的估计提供为读取结果。

    Carrier phase estimation for optically coherent QPSK based on wiener-optimal and adaptive multi-symbol delay detection (MSDD)
    169.
    发明授权
    Carrier phase estimation for optically coherent QPSK based on wiener-optimal and adaptive multi-symbol delay detection (MSDD) 有权
    基于优化和自适应多符号延迟检测(MSDD)的光学相干QPSK的载波相位估计

    公开(公告)号:US08977136B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-10

    申请号:US13719287

    申请日:2012-12-19

    Abstract: A receiver that includes a carrier recovery module that includes a reference signal generator that is arranged to generate a reference signal that estimates a carrier signal; a decision module that is arranged to demodulate a receiver input signal by the reference signal to provide a demodulated signal and to evaluate the demodulated signal to provide an decision module output signal that estimates the carrier signal; the reference signal generator includes a delay and rotation module that is arranged to delay receiver input signals to provide delayed receiver input signals and to align the delayed receiver input signals by a rotation that is responsive to the decision module output signal thereby providing aligned signals; and a multiplication and summation module that is arranged to generate the reference signal by calculating a weighted sum of the aligned signals.

    Abstract translation: 一种接收器,包括载波恢复模块,其包括参考信号发生器,所述参考信号发生器被布置成生成估计载波信号的参考信号; 决定模块,其被配置为通过所述参考信号解调接收器输入信号以提供解调信号,并且评估所述解调信号以提供估计所述载波信号的判定模块输出信号; 所述参考信号发生器包括延迟和旋转模块,所述延迟和旋转模块被布置成延迟接收器输入信号以提供延迟的接收器输入信号,并且通过响应于所述决定模块输出信号的旋转对准延迟的接收器输入信号,从而提供对准的信号; 以及乘法和求和模块,其被布置为通过计算对准的信号的加权和来生成参考信号。

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