Patents by Inventor Brian J Soller

Brian J Soller 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).

  • Heterodyne optical spectrum analyzer
    Patent number: 7388673
    Abstract: A heterodyne optical signal analyzer (HOSA) permits accurate reconstruction of an optical input signal (Es) in the time domain. In one embodiment, a vector representation of the light is used to account for two polarization states of the optical signal. The components of a heterodyne optical signal analyzer (10), including optical couplers (12), all have errors and offsets. For example, optical power detectors (16) are very sensitive to changes in polarization of the optical signal (Es) and of the reference signal (Er). Several HOSA calibration procedures including detector calibration, vector calibration, and reference signal calibration are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Luna Innovations Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark E Froggatt, Brian J Soller, Matthew S Wolfe
  • Polarization diversity detection without a polarizing beam splitter
    Patent number: 7379168
    Abstract: A fiber optic measurement device including an optical frequency domain reflectometer (OFDR) performs polarization diversity detection without using a polarizing beam splitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Luna Innovations Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark E Froggatt, Brian J Soller, Matthew S Wolfe