System and method for dual-comb microwave imaging

    公开(公告)号:US12130539B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17574413

    申请日:2022-01-12

    Applicant: Tiposi, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02F1/3544 G01S13/89 G02F2203/56

    Abstract: A microwave imaging system is provided. The microwave imaging system comprises a dual-comb transceiver module and a processing module. The dual comb transceiver module comprises a transmitter module for transmitting an output signal, at least one receiver module for receiving the output signal from the transmitter via a channel and for generating a first output signal, and a reference receiver module for receiving a portion of the output signal transmitted by the transmitter module via an attenuator module and for generating a second output signal. Further, one or more channel parameters associated with the microwave imaging are determined based on the first output signal and the second output signal.

    HIGH-CONTRAST ATOMIC INERTIAL INTERFEROMETRY WITH FREQUENCY COMB OR COMB-LIKE LIGHT SOURCE

    公开(公告)号:US20240328786A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18191541

    申请日:2023-03-28

    Inventor: Robert Compton

    Abstract: An atomic inertial interferometer comprises a laser that emits a CW beam; a modulator that modulates the CW beam; a filter and delay mechanism that receives the modulated beam, and includes a first pathway and a second pathway longer than the first pathway; a comb generator that receives the modulated beam, and produces a frequency comb; and a comb drive coupled to the comb generator to generate a multiple of a comb repetition rate, the comb drive including a HF source coupled to a bandpass filter. A vacuum cell holds a sample of cold atoms. The frequency comb counter-propagates with respect to the modulated beam to provide velocity slicing of the cold atoms such that a given temperature distribution of the cold atoms is sliced into a plurality of narrow temperature distributions that are probed individually and in parallel, to extract an interference signal from the narrow temperature distributions.

    Electronic frequency-comb detector

    公开(公告)号:US12034491B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17426528

    申请日:2020-01-28

    CPC classification number: H04B10/90 H04B10/501 H04B10/61 G02F2203/56

    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement electronic frequency-comb detector systems. One embodiment includes an electronic frequency-comb detector, where the electronic frequency-comb detector includes: a frequency-comb generator configured to generate a frequency comb reference signal, and a heterodyne mixer. In addition, the heterodyne mixer is configured to use the frequency comb reference signal to downconvert received millimeter wave (mm-wave) and terahertz (THZ) frequency tones into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. In a further embodiment, the electronic frequency-comb detector includes an IF amplifier, where the IF amplifier is configured to feed a spectrum analyzer configured to detect a signature of a material under test (MUT).

    System and method for generating optical frequency combs using an optical waveguide including chirped Bragg gratings

    公开(公告)号:US12019353B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US18045936

    申请日:2022-10-12

    CPC classification number: G02F1/365 G02F1/3542 G02F2201/307 G02F2203/56

    Abstract: An optical frequency comb generation system includes an optical waveguide portion having a uniform width, a first chirped Bragg grating disposed at one end of the optical waveguide portion and a second chirped Bragg grating disposed at the other end of the optical waveguide portion. The first chirped Bragg grating includes at least a first periodic variation having a first refractive index and a second periodic variation having a second refractive index. The second chirped Bragg grating includes the at least first and second periodic variations. A first cavity associated with a first resonant frequency extends between the first periodic variation of the first chirped Bragg grating and the first periodic variation of the second chirped Bragg grating. A second cavity associated with a second resonant frequency extends between the second periodic variation of the first chirped Bragg grating and the second periodic variation of the second chirped Bragg grating.

    Integrated electro-optic frequency comb generator

    公开(公告)号:US11733586B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17701952

    申请日:2022-03-23

    CPC classification number: G02F1/365 G02F1/3551 G02F2203/56

    Abstract: An integrated electro-optic frequency comb generator based on ultralow loss integrated, e.g. thin-film lithium niobate, platform, which enables low power consumption comb generation spanning over a wider range of optical frequencies. The comb generator includes an intensity modulator, and at least one phase modulator, which provides a powerful technique to generate a broad high power comb, without using an optical resonator. A compact integrated electro-optic modulator based frequency comb generator, provides the benefits of integrated, e.g. lithium niobate, platform including low waveguide loss, high electro-optic modulation efficiency, small bending radius and flexible microwave design.

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