Patents by Inventor Andreas Klehr

Andreas Klehr 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).

  • Patent number: 10802116
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical pulse generator comprising an active optical component adapted to emit optical radiation and electronic components of a means for electronically driving the optical component to excite the optical component to a pulsed emission of optical radiation, wherein the electronic components are arranged on a first side of a first submount, contact surfaces of the means for electronically driving are arranged on an opposite second side of the first submount, and the electronic components are connected to the contact surfaces of the means for electronically driving using electrically conductive vias in the first submount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V.
    Inventors: Armin Liero, Andreas Klehr, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20200033446
    Abstract: This invention concerns an optical pulse generator and a method for operating an optical pulse generator. In particular, this invention concerns an optical pulse generator for high frequency (HF) pulse width modulation in LiDAR systems. The optical pulse generator according to the invention comprises an active optical component (10) adapted to emit optical radiation, wherein the optical component (10) has contact surfaces (12, 14) for electrical contacting; means for electronically driving (20) the optical component (10) adapted to excite the optical component (10) to pulsed emission of optical radiation, wherein the means for electronically driving (20) has contact surfaces (22, 24) for electrical contacting; a first submount (30), wherein the means for electronically driving (20) is arranged on the first submount (30); a second submount (40), wherein the optical component (10) is arranged on the second submount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Armin Liero, Andreas Klehr, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9448423
    Abstract: The invention discloses a device for selecting pulses comprising an optical waveguide for guiding the optical radiation along an axis; comprising a first electro-optical modulator designed to modulate the optical transparency of the waveguide; comprising a second electro-optical modulator designed to modulate the optical transparency of the waveguide, wherein the first modulator and the second modulator are arranged one after the other on the axis of the waveguide, and further comprising at least one control circuit designed to actuate the first modulator and the second modulator at offset times, and characterized in that a substrate of a semiconductive material is provided, the waveguide and the at least one control circuit are arranged on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Forschungsverbund Berlin E.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Hoffmann, Armin Liero, Andreas Klehr, Sven Schwertfeger
  • Publication number: 20130322806
    Abstract: The invention discloses a device for selecting pulses comprising an optical waveguide for guiding the optical radiation along an axis; comprising a first electro-optical modulator designed to modulate the optical transparency of the waveguide; comprising a second electro-optical modulator designed to modulate the optical transparency of the waveguide, wherein the first modulator and the second modulator are arranged one after the other on the axis of the waveguide, and further comprising at least one control circuit designed to actuate the first modulator and the second modulator at offset times, and characterized in that a substrate of a semiconductive material is provided, the waveguide and the at least one control circuit are arranged on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas HOFFMANN, Armin Liero, Andreas Klehr, Sven Schwertfeger
  • Patent number: 8559098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for selective transmission of an optical signal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a light modulator and a method for light modulation capable of selecting very short optical pulses of up to the femtosecond range with a low repetition frequency, wherein the repetition frequency can be variable in a range between several Hz up to the GHz range. To this end, the device has a first optical waveguide (3), a first drive circuit (14), a second optical waveguide (1, 2) and a second drive circuit (15), wherein the spacing between a switching element of the first drive circuit (14) and the first optical waveguide (3) is less than 3 mm, and the distance between a switching element of the second drive circuit (15) and the second optical waveguide (1, 2) is less than 3 mm, and the first optical waveguide (3) has a first absorber section (5), a pulse picker section (4) and a second absorber section (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Forschungsverbund Berlin E.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Klehr, Armin Liero
  • Publication number: 20110261439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for selective transmission of an optical signal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a light modulator and a method for light modulation capable of selecting very short optical pulses of up to the femtosecond range with a low repetition frequency, wherein the repetition frequency can be variable in a range between several Hz up to the GHz range. To this end, the device has a first optical waveguide (3), a first drive circuit (14), a second optical waveguide (1, 2) and a second drive circuit (15), wherein the spacing between a switching element of the first drive circuit (14) and the first optical waveguide (3) is less than 3 mm, and the distance between a switching element of the second drive circuit (15) and the second optical waveguide (1, 2) is less than 3 mm, and the first optical waveguide (3) has a first absorber section (5), a pulse picker section (4) and a second absorber section (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Klehr, Armin Liero
  • Patent number: 7864311
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing and detecting a Raman spectrum. The problem addressed by the present invention is that of devising a method and a device for producing and detecting a Raman spectrum of a medium under investigation, whereby the Raman spectrum of a medium that is under investigation can be examined with a high degree of sensitivity while requiring relatively little equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Forschungsverbund Berlin E.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Klehr, Bernd Sumpf, Martin Maiwald, Heinar Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20080204715
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing and detecting a Raman spectrum. The problem addressed by the present invention is that of devising a method and a device for producing and detecting a Raman spectrum of a medium under investigation, whereby the Raman spectrum of a medium that is under investigation can be examined with a high degree of sensitivity while requiring relatively little equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Klehr, Bernd Sumpf, Martin Maiwald, Heinar Schmidt