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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2004
Joseph Krystkowiak, Moorpark, CA (US);
Sanan Shaibani, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Akbar Arab-sadeghabadi, Simi Valley, CA (US);
John Mansell, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Joseph Krystkowiak, Moorpark, CA (US);
Sanan Shaibani, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Akbar Arab-Sadeghabadi, Simi Valley, CA (US);
John Mansell, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for reducing noise in optical apparatus comprising a delay line by utilizing a plurality of wavelength specific delay lines to delay an input waveform such as a pulse rather than a single delay line. In a preferred embodiment an apparatus is configured to generate an optical waveform by distributing an input optical waveform among a plurality of environmentally isolated legs, wherein each leg contributes to the generated optical waveform by reflecting back at least a portion of light distributed to the leg, and the distribution among the plurality of legs is at least partially wavelength dependent.