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| 5398030 | High-performance superconducting digital-to-analog converter employing double-junction squid flip-flops A high-performance superconducting digital-to-analog (D/A) converter providing asynchronous high-speed, low-power D/A conversion. The high-performance superconducting D/A converter includes a double-junction superconducting quantum interference device (SQ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5329595 | System and method for analyzing optical spectral data of a terrain image An image processing system and method for performing optical signal processing including target recognition and filtering. The system is particularly useful in remote or mobile imaging processing systems where the data gathering capabilities exceed the ab... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5325380 | Dual wavelength laser emitter A dual-wavelength laser emitter is provided for emitting a dual-wavelength laser beam. The laser emitter includes a first laser beam source for generating a first laser beam having a first frequency and a second laser beam source for generating a second l... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5311020 | Monolithically-integrated semiconductor/superconductor infrared detector and readout circuit A monolithically-integrated semiconductor/ superconductor infrared detector and readout circuit providing sensitive, low-noise detection of infrared radiation for high-performance focal plane array applications. The infrared detector and readout circuit i... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5305971 | Spacecraft control by electrochromic devices Electrochromic devices are applied to selected areas on a spacecraft. Radiant energy characteristics of the electrochromic devices are altered by applying appropriate electrical excitation signals to the devices to create a force on the spacecraft due to ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5298762 | Quantum well switching device with stimulated emission capabilities A semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor (SIS) structure diode device for providing fast optoelectronic switching with stimulated emission. The device includes a substrate which has a buffer layer disposed on top thereof. An n-type cladding layer is dispos... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5282357 | High-performance dual-mode integral propulsion system A propulsion system in which pure hydrazine is used as the fuel for both a bipropellant rocket engine for high-thrust performance and in multiple monopropellant thrusters for station keeping and attitude control functions. Use of a common fuel for both mo... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5276700 | 2-D monolithic coherent semiconductor laser array This invention discloses a semiconductor laser incorporating a plurality of resonant optical waveguide array cells. In each of the resonant optical waveguide array cells, leaky waveguide elements are coupled together such that radiation leaked from one an... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5248977 | One-dimensional electronic image scanner A microwave image scanning apparatus which utilizes a dispersive waveguide wedge in front of a microwave sensor. Similar to an optical prism, the waveguide wedge resolves multi-spectral microwave energy from various directions into the same direction for ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5030490 | Viscoelastic damping structures and related manufacturing method A composite structure of elastic and viscoelastic components in which dynamic loads are effectively damped by transmission through the viscoelastic components. The structure includes a continuous sandwich comprised either of a single elastic layer enclose... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4991393 | Spacecraft guidance and control system Apparatus and a corresponding method for controlling the attitude of a space vehicle during operation of its propulsion engines, without gimbaling of the engines. Two engines are differentially throttled, one above and one below a nominal thrust setting o... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4964162 | Secure television signal encoding and decoding system A television signal encoding and decoding system providing a line-spin scrambled video signal with substantially reduced amplitude gaps and line tilt and a digitally-encrypted audio signal that can be transmitted within the bandwidth limitations of a conv... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4898347 | Method for cleaning spacecraft critical surfaces Spacecraft components having critical surfaces which must arrive in outer space in a contamination-free, pristine state to assure their effecient operation over the entire spacecraft mission life are protected against contamination by applying to the surf... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4868839 | Semiconductor laser array with nonplanar diffraction region An array of semiconductor lasers formed in a single substrate and having parallel waveguides that terminate in a wide diffraction region fabricated with the array structure. The diffraction region has a curved reflective surface selected to achieve a desi... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4866724 | Wide-waveguide interferometric array with interelement losses A semiconductor laser diode array structure in which interelement losses are deliberately included, to favor operation at higher-order array modes of operation, and thereby avoid the disadvantage of beam broadening that results when lower-order array mode... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4864300 | Rotating high-resolution shaft encoder utilizing capacitive sensing A high-resolution shaft encoder and a related encoding method for accurately measuring angular position and velocity of rotating shafts. The high-resolution shaft encoder includes an annular-shaped actuator ring that rotates at high speed, a shaft centere... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4856014 | Angled stripe superluminescent diode A semiconductor light-emitting device structured similarly to an index-guided laser, but having waveguide channels that are formed at a selected small angle of inclination with respect to a direction normal to cleaved facets formed in the structure. The a... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4852113 | Laser array with wide-waveguide coupling region A semiconductor laser array that discriminates in favor of a fundamental array mode of oscillation and provides a far-field radiation pattern that is single lobed and diffraction-limited. The array includes a first set of parallel waveguides, a wide-waveg... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4848179 | Flexidigit robotic manipulator A multidigit arm contains a plurality of sections, each of which is positionable angularly and spatially to a predetermined degree with respect to an adjacent section. Control means are provided for selectively individually positioning each section within... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4847479 | System for controlling the wavelength and colinearity of multiplexed laser beams Apparatus and a related method for control of the colinearity of multiple laser output beams in a wavelength-multiplexed optical communications system. Multiple lasers of different wavelengths formed into a single composite beam by means of a diffraction ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4847506 | Hardening of spacecraft structures against momentary high level radiation exposure using a radiation shield Objects, particularly spacecraft structures, antennas, solar arrays and other spacecraft equipment, are shielded against damage from momentary exposure to high energy electromagnetic radiation in the form of high energy optical (laser) radiation or nuclea... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4836860 | Method for cleaning spacecraft critical surfaces Spacecraft components having critical surfaces which must arrive in outer space in a contamination-free, pristine state to assure their effecient operation over the entire spacecraft mission life are protected against contamination by applying to the surf... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4827510 | Minimization of amplitude gaps in a line-spin scrambled video signal A method and related apparatus for selectively line spin scrambling, reversing and inverting certain video lines or video segments to minimize amplitude gaps in a line-spin scrambled video signal and for unscrambling the line-spin scrambled video signal. ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4823402 | Agile optical beam steering system A beam deflection system for use in optical radar, communications, or optical display apparatus, having the ability to scan multiple "target" clusters that are widely scattered over a large angular field. In its transmission mode of operation, the system ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4821278 | Inverted channel substrate planar semiconductor laser A semiconductor laser structure having the same advantages as a channeled substrate planar laser, but without the difficulties of fabrication associated with this structure. The structure includes a substrate, a planar first cladding layer, a planar activ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4820009 | Electrooptical switch and modulator A directional coupler having two coupled waveguides that receive a single optical input through a Y-junction power splitter, and two outputs from the coupled waveguides. Electrodes positioned over the coupled waveguides apply opposite electric fields to t... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817205 | Bimodal optical fiber communication system using graded index fiber An optical communication system in which at least two separate modal groups are launched into a single graded index transmission fiber. The system includes two light sources and a lens to focus the light sources into the transmission fiber. A spatial filt... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815035 | Scrolling liquid crystal spatial light modulator A device, and a corresponding method for its operation, for converting binary electrical signals into optical form and for scrolling the optical signals across an array of liquid crystal cells. The device in its two-dimensional form includes an array of r... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4814945 | Multilayer printed circuit board for ceramic chip carriers A multilayer printed circuit board in which multiple layers of a composite material, fabricated by the lay-up of an aramid fiber tape, are employed to provide a circuit board with a desired coefficient of thermal expansion. Tape lay-up of aramid fibers pr... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4814642 | Switched impedance comparator A high-speed synchronous comparator circuit, well suited for use in an analog to digital converter. The circuit is switched between acquisition and regeneration modes and includes an amplifier that is operated with positive feedback loop gain in both mode... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4812792 | High-frequency multilayer printed circuit board A circuit board having multiple layers of a dielectric material, multiple layers of a conductive metal and multiple layers of graphite bonded together to form a composite multilayer printed circuit board having a desired coefficient of expansion and havin... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4812737 | Voltage regulator for solar cell arrays An improved switch controller and related method for regulating the supply voltage of a solar cell array. The switch controller includes at least two shift registers, with additional shift registers concatenated as required by the size of the array. Each ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811034 | Stowable reflector A plurality of small segments stowed in a compact stack are assembled, essentially automatically, into a large construction surface, such as a flat or parabolic reflector. A stowable portable construction surface of the kind having a plurality of surface ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4809281 | Free-electron laser A free-electron laser capable of operation at a shorter wavelength than the fundamental lasing wavelength, but without any increase in electron energy requirements. The laser includes a conventional high-energy electron beam source and a wiggler transvers... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4803686 | Spatial filter with gain Apparatus and a related method for generating a uniphase reference beam from a weak and aberrated input probe beam in an optical system. A portion of the input probe beam is split off and injected into the cavity of a laser, such as a semiconductor diode ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4795912 | Method and apparatus for correcting chromatic aberration in charged particle beams A technique for compensating for chromatic aberration in particle beams, caused by differing particle energy levels when a beam is deflected for beam steering or beam focusing. A compensating deflection is applied to the beam upstream of its intended poin... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4794605 | Method and apparatus for control of phase conjugation cells A technique in which one or more phase conjugation cells, such as stimulated Brillouin scattering cells, are controlled by use of a seed beam injected into the cells. When a laser beam is focused into a phase conjugation cell, a reflected phase conjugated... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4794345 | Phased array combination of laser beams Apparatus, and a corresponding method for its use, for producing a phased array of high-energy laser beams from multiple laser amplifiers. A reference beam produced by a master oscillator senses phase and piston errors in a primary mirror array, and is di... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4790654 | Spectral filter Within a surveillance system there is included optical processor means for receiving a multispectral light image at an input and providing a spectrally modified image at an output, which comprises: an input means for receiving a light image; light dispers... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4780726 | Depolyable reflector An improved hydraulic reflector is provided for use as an antenna or solar reflector or the like, wherein the reflector is collapsible for highly compact stowage within a space vehicle and for convenient deployment in space to an expanded, generally dish-... | 10/25/1988 |
