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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Daniel J. Esman, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Ronald D. Esman, Mclean, VA (US);
Oliver S. King, Frederick, MD (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system and related method for multiple-sensitivity optical phase modulation splits an optical carrier generated by a photonic source into at least two copies and directs the copies (e.g., via optical circulators or polarization rotators) to an electro-optical (EO) phase modulator such that the phase modulator phase-modulates each optical copy according to a received radio frequency (RF) signal of interest based on characteristics distinct to each optical copy (e.g., optical path direction, signal polarization) that provide for phase modulation of each optical copy at a different sensitivity voltage. The variably modified optical copies are directed to a photonic processor for further signal processing in the optical domain.