Patents by Inventor Brian R. Dornan

Brian R. Dornan 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: 4243951
    Abstract: An injection laser modulator comprises a self-biased field-effect transistor (FET) and an injection laser to provide a quiescent state during which lasing of the injection laser occurs in response to a high repetition rate signal of pulse coded modulation (PCM). The modulator is d.c. coupled to an input pulse source of PCM rendering it compatible with an input pulse referenced to ground and not being subject to voltage level shifting of the input pulse.The modulator circuit in its preferred and alternate embodiments provides various arrangements for high impedance input and low impedance output matching. In addition, means are provided for adjusting the bias of the FET as well as the bias of the injection laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1981
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Herbert J. Wolkstein, Brian R. Dornan, Jitendra Goel