Aveiro, Portugal

Vanessa Cunha Duarte

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Instituto De Telecommunicações. Active years: 2019.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Vanessa Cunha Duarte. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/vanessa-cunha-duarte

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

 

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 8(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2019

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Vanessa Cunha Duarte: Innovator in Photonic Beamforming Systems

Introduction

Vanessa Cunha Duarte is a prominent inventor based in Aveiro, Portugal. She has made significant contributions to the field of telecommunications, particularly in the development of advanced photonic systems. Her innovative work focuses on enhancing the capabilities of phased array antenna receivers.

Latest Patents

Vanessa holds a patent for a "Photonic beamforming system for a phased array antenna receiver." This invention introduces a photonic system designed to perform beamforming of radio signals received by a phased array antenna with N antenna elements. The system provides true-time delay beamforming enabled by tunable optical delay lines with a periodic frequency response. The advantages of this invention include photonic RF phase shifting, highly-sensitive coherent detection with intrinsic photonic frequency downconversion, phase noise cancellation, and the possibility of requiring only a single delay line shared among all tunable optical delay lines. These features make her system highly attractive for high-end wireless receivers, particularly for demanding applications such as satellite communication systems and broadband wireless signal transmission.

Career Highlights

Throughout her career, Vanessa has worked with esteemed organizations, including Instituto de Telecomunicações and Instituto de Telecomunicacoes. Her experience in these institutions has allowed her to refine her skills and contribute to groundbreaking research in telecommunications.

Collaborations

Vanessa has collaborated with notable professionals in her field, including Miguel Vidal Drummond and Rogério Nunes Nogueira. These collaborations have further enriched her work and expanded her impact in the industry.

Conclusion

Vanessa Cunha Duarte is a trailblazer in the field of photonic systems, with her innovative patent paving the way for advancements in wireless communication technology. Her contributions are vital for the future of telecommunications.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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