Patents by Inventor Augustus Xavier Carlson

Augustus Xavier Carlson 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).

  • Optical fiber superluminescent light source
    Patent number: 11329446
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an amplified spontaneous emission source, which in turn includes an optical fiber. The optical fiber includes a solid core and a first end. The solid core includes a silica matrix. The silica matrix includes a rare-earth element and a glass co-dopant. The rare-earth element includes dysprosium or neodymium. The glass co-dopant includes Al2O3. The apparatus further includes a laser pump diode coupled to the first end of the optical fiber. The laser pump diode and the optical fiber cooperate to generate a spontaneous spectral emission confined to the solid core. The spontaneous spectral emission includes a simultaneous plurality of spectral regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Rafael R. Gattass, Colin C. Baker, Augustus Xavier Carlson, L. Brandon Shaw, Jasbinder S. Sanghera
  • OPTICAL FIBER SUPERLUMINESCENT LIGHT SOURCE
    Publication number: 20210376551
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an amplified spontaneous emission source, which in turn includes an optical fiber. The optical fiber includes a solid core and a first end. The solid core includes a silica matrix. The silica matrix includes a rare-earth element and a glass co-dopant. The rare-earth element includes dysprosium or neodymium. The glass co-dopant includes Al2O3. The apparatus further includes a laser pump diode coupled to the first end of the optical fiber. The laser pump diode and the optical fiber cooperate to generate a spontaneous spectral emission confined to the solid core. The spontaneous spectral emission includes a simultaneous plurality of spectral regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Rafael R. Gattass, Colin C. Baker, Augustus Xavier Carlson, L. Brandon Shaw, Jasbinder S. Sanghera