Patents by Inventor Aaron G. Peterson-Greenberg

Aaron G. Peterson-Greenberg 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).

  • ENGINEERED OPTICAL FIBERS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200348226
    Abstract: A system comprises an electromagnetic radiation source, a polarizing element, a mode converter, an optical fiber, and a measurement device. The polarizing element receives electromagnetic radiation produced by the electromagnetic radiation source and outputs linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation having a linear polarization angle ?1. The mode converter converts the linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation to an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode of linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation with topological charge Li. The OAM mode of linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation is a superposition of first and second OAM modes with topological charges Li and opposite circular polarizations. The optical fiber supports propagation of the first and second OAM modes with an absolute effective index difference ?neff greater than or equal to 5×10?3, such that linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation with linear polarization angle ?2 is emitted by the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Siddharth Ramachandran, Gautam Prabhakar, Aaron G. Peterson-Greenberg
  • Engineered optical fibers and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10823667
    Abstract: A system comprises an electromagnetic radiation source, a polarizing element, a mode converter, an optical fiber, and a measurement device. The polarizing element receives electromagnetic radiation produced by the electromagnetic radiation source and outputs linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation having a linear polarization angle ?1. The mode converter converts the linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation to an orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode of linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation with topological charge Li. The OAM mode of linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation is a superposition of first and second OAM modes with topological charges Li and opposite circular polarizations. The optical fiber supports propagation of the first and second OAM modes with an absolute effective index difference ?neff greater than or equal to 5×10?5, such that linearly-polarized electromagnetic radiation with linear polarization angle ?2 is emitted by the optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Siddharth Ramachandran, Gautam Prabhakar, Aaron G. Peterson-Greenberg