Harris Corporation

Eagle Technology, LLC

Michael Ray Lange

Randall K Morse

Catheryn D Logan

Peter A Wasilousky

Robert Morris Montgomery

Christopher A Corey

Lee Martin Burberry

Michael T DeRoy

Victor G Bucklew

James A Nagel

John DeSalvo

Edward Tegge

Charles E Bryant

Brent W Plansinis

Pat O Bentley

Donald M Ball

Michael P O'Reilly

Dean A Heimmermann

Timothy C Burt

Robert J Licciardi

Charles Michael Newton

Steven Robert Snyder

Carrigan L Braun

Michael C Garrett

Curtis R Niemeier

John Dodzweit

Michael Raymond Weatherspoon

Lawrence Wayne Shacklette

Edward Harris Tegge, Jr

Mark D Koontz

Richard Spencer

Steven R Snyder

Vivek Krishna

Nicholas Riegel

Richard T Ammon, Ii

Abigail S Nunez

Gary M Singer

Scott Bricker

Jane Claire White

John Erhinyo

Alan Williams

Peter Alan Wasilousky

James Erhinyo

Curits R Niemeier

An acousto-optic system may include a laser source, and an AOM coupled to the laser source and having an acousto-optic medium and transducer electrodes carried by the medium. The acousto-optic system may also include an interface board with a dielectric layer and signal contacts carried by the dielectric layer, and connections coupling respective signal contacts with respective transducer electrodes. Each connection may include a dielectric protrusion extending from the AOM, and an electrically conductive layer on the dielectric protrusion for coupling a respective transducer electrode to a respective signal contact.

Acousto-optic modulator system and device with connections and related methods

A quantum communications system includes a communications system that operates with a quantum key distribution (QKD) system, which includes a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may be configured to transmit to the receiver node a bit stream of optical pulses, and switch between first and second QKD protocols based upon at least one channel condition.

Quantum communication system that switches between quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols and associated methods

An optical system for use with a vacuum chamber may include a target to be positioned within the vacuum chamber, a laser source, and an optical assembly to be positioned within the vacuum chamber between the target and the laser source. The optical assembly may include a housing, a frame, a lens carried by the frame, and spiral flexures each having a respective proximal end coupled to the frame. In addition, the optical assembly may include a plurality of flexure actuators, where each flexure actuator is coupled between the housing and a distal end of a respective spiral flexure.

Optical system for use with a vacuum chamber and associated method

A system may include a laser source, an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) coupled to the laser source, an atom trap, and at least one optical medium coupled between the AOM and the atom trap. Furthermore, at least one piezoelectric transducer may be coupled to the at least one optical medium, and a beam polarization controller may be coupled to the at least one piezoelectric transducer.

Multi-channel laser system including an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) with beam polarization switching and related methods

A quantum communications system may include transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may be configured to co-propagate a first pulse for a quantum state and a second pulse to stabilize the quantum state through the quantum communications channel.

Quantum communications system having stabilized quantum communications channel and associated methods

A system may include a laser source, and an AOM coupled to the laser source. The AOM may include an acousto-optic medium, and transducer electrodes carried by the acousto-optic medium. The system may also include an interface board having a dielectric layer, and vertically extending signal vias within the dielectric layer. Each vertically extending signal via may have a lower end in contact with a respective transducer electrode. The interface board may have laterally extending signal traces carried by the dielectric layer. Each laterally extending signal trace may be in contact with an upper end of a respective vertically extending signal via.

AOM system with interface board and signal vias and related methods

A system may include a laser source, an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) coupled to the laser source, an atom trap, and an optical body coupled between the AOM and the atom trap and having a plurality of spaced apart optical signal channels etched therein. At least one piezoelectric transducer may be coupled to each of the optical signal channels, and a beam polarization controller may be coupled to the piezoelectric transducers.

Multi-channel laser system including optical assembly with etched optical signal channels and related methods

A quantum communications system may include a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The receiver node may be configured to arrange a received bit stream of optical pulses from the transmitter node into time bins, convert the optical pulses in the time bins into corresponding optical pulses in frequency bins, and detect respective optical pulse values from each of the frequency bins.

Quantum communication system having time to frequency conversion and associated methods

A quantum communications system may include communications system that operates with a quantum key distribution (QKD) system, which includes a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may cooperate with the quantum communications channel defining at least one Talbot effect image position along the quantum communications channel. The receiver node may be located along the quantum communications channel at the at least one Talbot effect image position.

Quantum communications system having quantum key distribution and using a talbot effect image position and associated methods

A quantum communications system includes a communications system that operates with a quantum key distribution (QKD) system, which includes a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may cooperate with the quantum communications channel defining a Talbot effect image position along the quantum communications channel. The receiver node is located along the quantum communications channel at a midpoint of the Talbot effect image position.

Quantum communication system having quantum key distribution and using a midpoint of the talbot effect image position and associated methods

A quantum communications system may include a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may cooperate with the quantum communications channel defining at least one Talbot effect image position along the quantum communications channel. The receiver node may use located along the quantum communications channel at the at least one Talbot effect image position.

Quantum communications system using Talbot effect image position and associated methods

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