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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2007
Glen P. Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Samhita Dasgupta, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Matthew Christian Nielsen, Scotia, NY (US);
Min-yi Shih, Carson City, NV (US);
Robert John Filkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Todd Ryan Tolliver, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bruno Hans Haider, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Glen P. Koste, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Samhita Dasgupta, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Matthew Christian Nielsen, Scotia, NY (US);
Min-Yi Shih, Carson City, NV (US);
Robert John Filkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Todd Ryan Tolliver, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bruno Hans Haider, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for optical transmission of ultrasound data signals from a probe to an image processing system is provided. By using a silicon-based optical modulator to encode ultrasound data signals onto an optical signal, an optical transmission link between the ultrasound probe and the image processing system can achieve a high signal to noise ratio with a lower power input.