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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Glen Peter Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ronald Dean Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Richard Louis Frey, Delanson, NY (US);
Matthew Christian Nielsen, Scotia, NY (US);
Joseph Alfred Iannotti, Glenville, NY (US);
Todd Ryan Tolliver, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Glen Peter Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ronald Dean Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Richard Louis Frey, Delanson, NY (US);
Matthew Christian Nielsen, Scotia, NY (US);
Joseph Alfred Iannotti, Glenville, NY (US);
Todd Ryan Tolliver, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance (MR) system and method for generating information about an object is provided. The MR system comprises at least one MR detector configured to sense a plurality of electromagnetic signals and a modulator coupled to the MR detector and configured to modulate optical signals with the electromagnetic signals to generate corresponding modulated optical signals. The MR system further comprises a resonant matching circuit configured for matching an impedance of the MR detector to an impedance of the modulator to achieve at least one of a voltage gain or a noise performance. An optical conduit coupled to the modulator is configured to transmit the modulated optical signals from within a shielded environment to outside the shielded environment. A signal detector coupled to the optical conduit is configured to convert the modulated optical signals to electrical signals.