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公开(公告)号:US11320255B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-03
申请号:US16990139
申请日:2020-08-11
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Richard Lee Kendrick , Joseph Marron
IPC: G01B9/02 , G01B9/02003 , G02B6/125 , G01D5/353 , G01B9/02055 , G01B9/02004 , G01B9/02015 , G01B11/02 , G01B9/02001
Abstract: A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a tunable laser source implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to sweep over a frequency range to provide multi-wavelength light, a first waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to direct a first portion of light from the laser source at a moving object and receive light reflected from the moving object, a second waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to combine a second portion of light from the laser source with the light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, and a first detector implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to detect intensity values of the measurement beam to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object.
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公开(公告)号:US20240272353A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-15
申请号:US18638044
申请日:2024-04-17
Applicant: Raytheon Company
Inventor: Richard Lee Kendrick , Joseph Marron
CPC classification number: G02B6/12004 , G02B6/12019 , G02B6/124 , G02B2006/12104 , G02B2006/12121 , G02B2006/12164
Abstract: A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a laser source implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to provide light, a first waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to direct a first portion of light from the laser source at a moving object and receive light reflected from the moving object, a second waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to combine a second portion of light from the laser source with the light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, a first multiplexer implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to split the measurement beam into a plurality of channels, and a plurality of detectors implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to detect an intensity value of each channel to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object.
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公开(公告)号:US12050341B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-30
申请号:US16929907
申请日:2020-07-15
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Richard Lee Kendrick , Joseph Marron
CPC classification number: G02B6/12004 , G02B6/12019 , G02B6/124 , G02B2006/12104 , G02B2006/12121 , G02B2006/12164
Abstract: A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a laser source implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to provide light, a first waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to direct a first portion of light from the laser source at a moving object and receive light reflected from the moving object, a second waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to combine a second portion of light from the laser source with the light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, a first multiplexer implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to split the measurement beam into a plurality of channels, and a plurality of detectors implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to detect an intensity value of each channel to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object.
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公开(公告)号:US20220187055A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17558126
申请日:2021-12-21
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Richard Lee Kendrick , Joseph Marron
IPC: G01B9/02 , G01B9/02003 , G01B9/02001 , G01B9/02015 , G01B9/02055 , G01B11/14 , G01D5/353 , G02B6/125
Abstract: A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a laser source configured to provide light, a first ring resonator configured to produce a first frequency comb of light from the laser source, wherein at least a portion of the first frequency comb of light is directed at a moving object, a local oscillator configured to provide a reference beam, at least one waveguide structure configured to combine the reference beam with light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, a first multiplexer configured to split the measurement beam into a plurality of channels spaced in frequency, and a plurality of detectors configured to detect an intensity value of each channel of the plurality of channels to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object.
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公开(公告)号:US11703317B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-18
申请号:US17558126
申请日:2021-12-21
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Richard Lee Kendrick , Joseph Marron
IPC: G01B9/02 , G01B9/02003 , G01B9/02001 , G01B9/02015 , G01B9/02055 , G01B11/14 , G01D5/353 , G02B6/125
CPC classification number: G01B9/02051 , G01B9/02003 , G01B9/0207 , G01B9/02008 , G01B9/02027 , G01B9/02028 , G01B9/02049 , G01B11/14 , G01D5/35303 , G02B6/125
Abstract: A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a laser source configured to provide light, a first ring resonator configured to produce a first frequency comb of light from the laser source, wherein at least a portion of the first frequency comb of light is directed at a moving object, a local oscillator configured to provide a reference beam, at least one waveguide structure configured to combine the reference beam with light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, a first multiplexer configured to split the measurement beam into a plurality of channels spaced in frequency, and a plurality of detectors configured to detect an intensity value of each channel of the plurality of channels to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object.
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公开(公告)号:US20220019019A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-20
申请号:US16929907
申请日:2020-07-15
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Richard Lee Kendrick , Joseph Marron
Abstract: A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a laser source implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to provide light, a first waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to direct a first portion of light from the laser source at a moving object and receive light reflected from the moving object, a second waveguide structure implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to combine a second portion of light from the laser source with the light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, a first multiplexer implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to split the measurement beam into a plurality of channels, and a plurality of detectors implemented on the photonic integrated circuit configured to detect an intensity value of each channel to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object.
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公开(公告)号:US11221204B1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-11
申请号:US16990133
申请日:2020-08-11
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Richard Lee Kendrick , Joseph Marron
Abstract: A digital measuring device implemented on a photonic integrated circuit, the digital measuring device including a laser source configured to provide light, a first ring resonator configured to produce a first frequency comb of light from the laser source, wherein at least a portion of the first frequency comb of light is directed at a moving object, a local oscillator configured to provide a reference beam, at least one waveguide structure configured to combine the reference beam with light reflected from the moving object to produce a measurement beam, a first multiplexer configured to split the measurement beam into a plurality of channels spaced in frequency, and a plurality of detectors configured to detect an intensity value of each channel of the plurality of channels to measure a distance between the digital measuring device and the moving object.
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