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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Barbara A. Capron, Sammamish, WA (US);
Benjamin E. C. Koltenbah, Federal Way, WA (US);
Claudio Parazzoli, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 40/14 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01S 7/491 (2006.01); G01S 13/32 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2013.01); G01S 7/481 (2013.01); G01S 7/4917 (2013.01); G01S 13/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A quantum signal detection system includes a signal source configured to emit a transmit signal towards a target, and a photon adder that is configured to add at least one photon to a return signal that reflects from the target to form a combined signal. The combined signal increases a signal to noise ratio of the return signal.