Patents by Inventor Laird Nicholas Egan

Laird Nicholas Egan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230036559
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods and systems for modulating light sources including applying, through an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) disposed in series with an electro-optic modulator (EOM), a global optical beam to a plurality of dual-space, single-species (DSSS) trapped ions at a wavelength near a transition center and adjusting a drive tone of at least one of the EOM or the AOM to modulate the global beam to emit at approximately half of a S1/2 hyperfine frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Lurie GOLDMAN, Jeremy Matthew SAGE, Laird Nicholas EGAN
  • Publication number: 20230018878
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure may include a method and/or a system for biasing FOFI qubits including applying a magnetic field to one or more first order field insensitive (FOFI) qubits, wherein a first magnetic field sensitivity of the one or more FOFI qubits in a first state of a first manifold is substantially equal to a second magnetic field sensitivity of the one or more FOFI qubits in a second state of a second manifold, a global optical beam to the one or more FOFI qubits, and one or more Raman beams, wherein an application of at least one of the global optical beam or the one or more Raman beams transitions the one or more FOFI qubits from the first state to the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy Matthew SAGE, Michael Lurie GOLDMAN, Laird Nicholas EGAN
  • Publication number: 20230018526
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for operating a quantum information processing (QIP) system, including a dual-space, single-species architecture for trapped-ion quantum information processing. An exemplary method of operating quantum information processing (QIP) system includes applying a global optical beam to a plurality of dual-space, single-species (DSSS) trapped ions; and applying at least one Raman beam of a plurality of Raman beams to a DSSS trapped ion of the plurality of DSSS trapped ions to transition a qubit associated with the DSSS trapped ion from a ground state, a metastable state, or an optical state to a different state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy Matthew SAGE, Michael Lurie GOLDMAN, Laird Nicholas EGAN
  • Patent number: 10725124
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the NV diamond material. The controller is configured to detect a gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states emitted by the NV diamond material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian P. Boesch, Gregory Scott Bruce, Jeff D. Cammerata, David Nelson Coar, Laird Nicholas Egan, Bryan Neal Fisk, Wilbur Lew, Arul Manickam, Stephen Michael Sekelsky, John B. Stetson, Jr., Peter G. Kaup, Julie Lynne Miller, Jon C. Russo, Emanuel Solomon Stockman, Thomas J. Meyer, James Michael Krause, James P. Mabry, Elton Pepa
  • Patent number: 10466312
    Abstract: A method for detecting a magnetic field acting on a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers may include controlling an optical excitation source and an RF excitation source to apply a pulse sequence comprising two optical excitation pulses and two RF excitation pulses to the NV diamond material, receiving a light detection signal from an optical detector based on an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material due to the pulse sequence, measuring a first value of the light detection signal at a first reference period, the first reference period being before a period of the light detection signal associated with the two RF excitation pulses provided to the NV diamond material, measuring a second value of the light detection signal at a second reference period, the second reference period being after the period of the light detection signal associated with the two RF excitation pulses provided to the NV diamond material, and computing a measurement signal based on the me
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Laird Nicholas Egan, David Nelson Coar, Jon C. Russo
  • Patent number: 10338162
    Abstract: A system for magnetic anomaly detection is described. The system may include a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers. A controller modulates a first code packet and controls a first magnetic field generator to apply a first time varying magnetic field at the NV diamond material based on the modulated first code packet. The controller modulates a second code packet and control a second magnetic field generator to apply a second time varying magnetic field at the NV diamond material based on the modulated second code packet, wherein the first code packet and the second code packet are binary sequences which have a low cross correlation with each other. The controller determines a magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at the NV diamond material, and determines a magnetic vector anomaly based on the determined magnitude and direction of the magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Colleen Mary Reynolds, David Nelson Coar, Mary Catherine Chih-Li Decristoforo, Laird Nicholas Egan, Jon C. Russo
  • Publication number: 20180196111
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the NV diamond material. The controller is configured to detect a gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states emitted by the NV diamond material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Brian P. BOESCH, Gregory Scott BRUCE, Jeff D. CAMMERATA, David Nelson COAR, Laird Nicholas EGAN, Bryan Neal FISK, Wilbur LEW, Arul MANICKAM, Stephen Michael SEKELSKY, John B. STETSON, JR., Peter G. KAUP, Julie Lynne MILLER, Jon C. RUSSO, Emanuel Solomon STOCKMAN, Thomas J. MEYER, James Michael KRAUSE, James P. MABRY, Elton PEPA
  • Patent number: 9910105
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the NV diamond material. The controller is configured to detect a gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states emitted by the NV diamond material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian P. Boesch, Gregory Scott Bruce, Jeff D. Cammerata, David Nelson Coar, Laird Nicholas Egan, Bryan Neal Fisk, Wilbur Lew, Arul Manickam, Stephen Michael Sekelsky, John B. Stetson, Jr., Peter G. Kaup, Julie Lynne Miller, Jon C. Russo, Emanuel Solomon Stockman, Thomas J. Meyer, James Michael Krause, James P. Mabry, Elton Pepa
  • Patent number: 9910104
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the NV diamond material. The controller is configured to detect a gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states emitted by the NV diamond material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian P. Boesch, Gregory Scott Bruce, Jeff D. Cammerata, David Nelson Coar, Laird Nicholas Egan, Bryan Neal Fisk, Wilbur Lew, Arul Manickam, Stephen Michael Sekelsky, John B. Stetson, Jr., Peter G. Kaup, Julie Lynne Miller, Jon C. Russo, Emanuel Solomon Stockman
  • Publication number: 20170212190
    Abstract: A system for magnetic anomaly detection is described. The system may include a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers. A controller modulates a first code packet and controls a first magnetic field generator to apply a first time varying magnetic field at the NV diamond material based on the modulated first code packet. The controller modulates a second code packet and control a second magnetic field generator to apply a second time varying magnetic field at the NV diamond material based on the modulated second code packet, wherein the first code packet and the second code packet are binary sequences which have a low cross correlation with each other. The controller determines a magnitude and direction of the magnetic field at the NV diamond material, and determines a magnetic vector anomaly based on the determined magnitude and direction of the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Colleen Mary REYNOLDS, David Nelson COAR, Mary Catherine Chih-Li DECRISTOFORO, Laird Nicholas EGAN, Jon C. RUSSO
  • Publication number: 20170212183
    Abstract: A system for unambiguously determines a signed magnetic field vector from a magneto-optical defect center magnetic field sensor. The magneto-optical magnetic field sensor may include a diamond nitrogen vacancy material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Laird Nicholas Egan, Emanuel Solomon Stockman
  • Publication number: 20170139017
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection may include a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source, an optical excitation source, an optical detector, a magnetic field generator, and a controller. The controller may control the excitation sources to apply a first pulse sequence. The controller may receive a first light detection signal due to the first pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the first light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a first measurement. The controller may further control the excitation sources to apply a second pulse sequence, receive a second light detection signal due to the second pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the second light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a second measurement. The first and second measurements may be based on high and low resonance frequencies of the NV diamond material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Laird Nicholas Egan, David Nelson Coar, Jon C. Russo
  • Patent number: 9557391
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection may include a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source, an optical excitation source, an optical detector, a magnetic field generator, and a controller. The controller may control the excitation sources to apply a first pulse sequence. The controller may receive a first light detection signal due to the first pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the first light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a first measurement. The controller may further control the excitation sources to apply a second pulse sequence, receive a second light detection signal due to the second pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the second light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a second measurement. The first and second measurements may be based on high and low resonance frequencies of the NV diamond material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Laird Nicholas Egan, David Nelson Coar, Jon C. Russo
  • Publication number: 20160356863
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the NV diamond material. The controller is configured to detect a gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states emitted by the NV diamond material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian P. BOESCH, Gregory Scott BRUCE, Jeff D. CAMMERATA, David Nelson COAR, Laird Nicholas EGAN, Bryan Neal FISK, Wilbur LEW, Arul MANICKAM, Stephen Michael SEKELSKY, John B. STETSON, JR., Peter G. KAUP, Julie Lynne MILLER, Jon C. RUSSO, Emanuel Solomon STOCKMAN, Thomas J. MEYER, James Michael KRAUSE, James P. MABRY, Elton PEPA
  • Publication number: 20160216340
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection may include a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source, an optical excitation source, an optical detector, a magnetic field generator, and a controller. The controller may control the excitation sources to apply a first pulse sequence. The controller may receive a first light detection signal due to the first pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the first light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a first measurement. The controller may further control the excitation sources to apply a second pulse sequence, receive a second light detection signal due to the second pulse sequence, measure first and second values of the second light detection signal at first and second reference periods, and compute a second measurement. The first and second measurements may be based on high and low resonance frequencies of the NV diamond material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Laird Nicholas Egan, David Nelson Coar, Jon C. Russo
  • Publication number: 20160216341
    Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source configured to provide RF excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical excitation source configured to provide optical excitation to the NV diamond material, an optical detector configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The optical signal is based on hyperfine states of the NV diamond material. The controller is configured to detect a gradient of the optical signal based on the hyperfine states emitted by the NV diamond material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Brian P. BOESCH, Gregory Scott BRUCE, Jeff D. CAMMERATA, David Nelson COAR, Laird Nicholas EGAN, Bryan Neal FISK, Wilbur LEW, Arul MANICKAM, Stephen Michael SEKELSKY, John B. STETSON, JR., Peter G. KAUP, Julie Lynne MILLER, Jon C. RUSSO, Emanuel Solomon STOCKMAN