Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Mittelberger

Daniel E. Mittelberger 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).

  • Temporal resolution and fidelity enhancement of arbitrary waveforms
    Patent number: 12265312
    Abstract: An apparatus, comprising: Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs) numbered MZM #1 to MZM #n that exhibit nonlinearity between an input electrical domain signal and an output optical domain signal; a waveform source for applying a first voltage waveform to a first optical arm of said MZM #1; a laser source configured to direct laser light into the two arms of at least said MZM #1 to produce a first output optical domain signal; the apparatus being provided for utilizing said first output optical signal and the nonlinearities of MZMs numbered MZM #2 to said MZM #n to produce a final output voltage waveform that, compared to said input voltage, comprises at least one of: a shorter rise time, a shorter fall time, an increased signal temporal resolution or small signal dynamic range, an increased vertical resolution for small signals or large signals, a reduced noise on small signals or large signals and an increased bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Muir, Vincent J. Hernandez, Brandon W. Buckley, Daniel E. Mittelberger, John E. Heebner
  • TEMPORAL RESOLUTION AND FIDELITY ENHANCEMENT OF ARBITRARY WAVEFORMS
    Publication number: 20240160084
    Abstract: The nonlinearities of cascaded and series configurations of Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators are utilized to increase signal bandwidth and boost signal fidelity in electronic digital to analog converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Muir, Vincent J. Hernandez, Brandon W. Buckley, Daniel E. Mittelberger, John E. Heebner
  • Temporal resolution and fidelity enhancement of arbitrary waveforms
    Patent number: 11868025
    Abstract: Apparatuses comprising cascaded or series configurations of Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators, where the nonlinearities of the cascaded and series configurations of Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators increase signal bandwidth and boost signal fidelity in electronic digital to analog converters. The Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators are combined with photodiode detectors that are used to convert signals from the optical domain to the electrical domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Muir, Vincent J. Hernandez, Brandon W. Buckley, Daniel E. Mittelberger, John E. Heebner
  • Space-time induced linearly encoded transcription for temporal optimization (STILETTO)
    Patent number: 11715924
    Abstract: Space-to-time pulse shaping techniques are provided that maintain high fidelity with a practical output coupler, maintain an output resolution that is no longer than the input pulse, and are scalable to long records while maintaining fine resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Muir, John E. Heebner, Daniel E. Mittelberger
  • TEMPORAL RESOLUTION AND FIDELITY ENHANCEMENT OF ARBITRARY WAVEFORMS
    Publication number: 20220121085
    Abstract: The nonlinearities of cascaded and series configurations of Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators are utilized to increase signal bandwidth and boost signal fidelity in electronic digital to analog converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan D. Muir, Vincent J. Hernandez, Brandon W. Buckley, Daniel E. Mittelberger, John E. Heebner
  • SPACE-TIME INDUCED LINEARLY ENCODED TRANSCRIPTION FOR TEMPORAL OPTIMIZATION (STILETTO)
    Publication number: 20210265796
    Abstract: Space-to-time pulse shaping techniques are provided that maintain high fidelity with a practical output coupler, maintain an output resolution that is no longer than the input pulse, and are scalable to long records while maintaining fine resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Muir, John E. Heebner, Daniel E. Mittelberger