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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Marc Currie, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Igor Vurgaftman, Odenton, MD (US);
Janet W Lou, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Marc Currie, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Igor Vurgaftman, Odenton, MD (US);
Janet W Lou, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for modifying the detected phase of a signal by driving a photodetector into saturation. This system and method differs from current manual and electrical microwave phase modification by using saturation means for modifying the phase. The system and method may use a plurality of the signal generators for saturating the photodetector.