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US8989596B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8989596-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213689439-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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An optical communication system has a receiver that includes a plurality of photon counting sensors that each receive photons and generate pulses based on the received photons, and an electronic circuit that aggregates the number of pulses from the plurality of photon counting sensors into a merged pulse count. A demodulator samples the merged pulse count at predetermined time intervals to determine a number of photons received by the plurality of photon counting sensors during different sampling time intervals.
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What is claimed is: 1. An optical communication system comprising: a receiver comprising: a plurality of photon counting sensors that each receive photons and generate pulses based on the received photons; an electronic circuit that aggregates the number of pulses from the plurality of photon counting sensors into a merged pulse count; and a demodulator configured to: sample the merged pulse count at predetermined time intervals to determine a number of photons received by…
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- What does patent US8989596B2 cover?
- An optical communication system has a receiver that includes a plurality of photon counting sensors that each receive photons and generate pulses based on the received photons, and an electronic circuit that aggregates the number of pulses from the plurality of photon counting sensors into a merged pulse count. A demodulator samples the merged pulse count at predetermined time intervals to dete…
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- Saunders Oliver W, Northrop Grumman Systems Corp
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- Primary CPC classification H04B10/70. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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