The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1979
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1977
Norman J Berg, Baltimore, MD (US);
Bob L Smith, deceased, late of Huntsville, AL (US);
by Allen Adams, legal representative, Cupertino, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for performing the correlation of a real-time signal, and a red signal or signals, and two methods of storing signals as index of refraction variation patterns in piezoelectric crystals. A modulated R.F. signal is stored in a piezoelectric crystal by converting the signal to an acoustic signal which is then propagated across the length of the crystal. A portion of the surface of the crystal is irradiated by a high-frequency, short-duration laser pulse, and the acoustic signal is stored as a variable index of refraction pattern at the irradiated areas. When a real-time signal is propagated across the stored signal, and the surface of the crystal is irradiated with a laser beam, the correlation of the real-time signal and the stored signal is obtained upon demodulation of the laser beam.