Integrated circuit-to-waveguide slot array coupler

    公开(公告)号:US11515646B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US17074918

    申请日:2020-10-20

    Abstract: A coupler comprising a silicon substrate with one or more double slot radiators configured to transmit or receive an RF signal, a slot balun circuit configured to isolate the RF signal, and a grounded coplanar waveguide configured to propagate the RF signal in a horizontal direction. The coupler can be included on an integrated chip with a second coupler and the chip can be positioned over two waveguides such that each coupler is positioned within the center of each waveguide aperture.

    Terahertz Beam Steering Antenna Arrays

    公开(公告)号:US20250112379A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18832373

    申请日:2023-02-07

    Abstract: A terahertz imaging system is disclosed. The terahertz imaging system includes a terahertz antenna array, made up of a plurality of antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a patch antenna, a one bit phase shifter, and a plurality of storage elements. The storage elements are used to store a plurality of phase states that are supplied to the one bit phase shifter. The one bit phase shifter is configured to either shift the phase of the incoming signal by 90 or 270, depending on the value of the phase state. The one bit phase shifter is also bidirectional, allowing it to phase shift transmitted signals and reflected signals. A plurality of these antenna elements are disposed in a semiconductor device, where the top metal layer is exposed. This top metal layer is used to create the patch antennas.

    Systems and methods for suppressing even harmonics in a molecular clock

    公开(公告)号:US11190196B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-30

    申请号:US17071319

    申请日:2020-10-15

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a molecular clock includes a waveguide gas cell containing gas molecules having a rotational spectral line with a first frequency a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) to generate a clock signal, a transmitter referenced to the clock signal to generate a probing signal for transmission through the waveguide gas cell, and a receiver to receive the probing signal transmitted through the waveguide gas cell and interacting with gas molecules. The receiver can include a filter circuit configured to filter out even harmonic components from the received signal and can further include a lock-in detector to generate an error signal indicating an offset between the first frequency and the second frequency. The error signal is fed back to control generation of the VCO clock signal.

    Localizing, waking-up, and estimating direction of femto-satellites

    公开(公告)号:US12179942B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-31

    申请号:US18558021

    申请日:2022-05-03

    Abstract: Femto-satellites are very small satellites that can be deployed in constellations from a larger mothership satellite for distributed measurement. They are too small to accommodate the GNSS receivers that many satellites use for navigation, but they can be located with an electromagnetic beam from the mothership satellite. The mothership satellite scans this beam across a constellation of femto-satellites. When the beam scans across a particular femto-satellite, the femto-satellite transmits an acknowledgement to the mothership satellite, e.g., by retroreflecting the beam or via a separate radio link. The beam can be modulated with commands for the femto-satellite, such as to make a measurement or transmit previously acquired data, as well with commands for determining the femto-satellite's location, such as a time stamp or beam pointing information. The femto-satellite can determine its location from the information modulated onto the beam or transmit the time stamp to the mothership satellite for localization.

    INTEGRATED CIRCUIT-TO-WAVEGUIDE SLOT ARRAY COUPLER

    公开(公告)号:US20210126378A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US17074918

    申请日:2020-10-20

    Abstract: A coupler comprising a silicon substrate with one or more double slot radiators configured to transmit or receive an RF signal, a slot balun circuit configured to isolate the RF signal, and a grounded coplanar waveguide configured to propagate the RF signal in a horizontal direction. The coupler can be included on an integrated chip with a second coupler and the chip can be positioned over two waveguides such that each coupler is positioned within the center of each waveguide aperture.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING EVEN HARMONICS IN A MOLECULAR CLOCK

    公开(公告)号:US20210119635A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17071319

    申请日:2020-10-15

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a molecular clock includes: a waveguide gas cell containing gas molecules having a rotational spectral line with a first frequency; a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) to generate a clock signal; a transmitter referenced to the clock signal to generate a probing signal for transmission through the waveguide gas cell; and a receiver to receive the probing signal transmitted through the waveguide gas cell and interacting with gas molecules. The receiver can include: a filter circuit configured to filter out even harmonic components from the received signal; and a lock-in detector to generate an error signal indicating an offset between the first frequency and the second frequency, wherein the error signal is fed back to control generation of the VCO clock signal.

    Molecular clock
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10739728B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US16233982

    申请日:2018-12-27

    Abstract: A molecular clock which utilizes a rotational spectrum of gaseous molecules in a sub-THz region for clock stabilization is described. The molecular clock has a fast start-up characteristic and is also robust against mechanical vibration or variation of electromagnetic field. Also described is a chip-scale implementation of a molecular clock. In an embodiment, a molecular clock chipset only consumes a DC power of 66 mW. While providing a highly stable, compact and energy efficient time generator of portable devices.

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