Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Hahn
Joseph W. Hahn 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).
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Publication number: 20180275207Abstract: A magneto-optical defect center sensor can utilize a Vivaldi antenna array for increasing uniformity of an RF magnetic signal at a specified location of the magneto-defect center element, such as a diamond having a nitrogen vacancy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventor: Joseph W. HAHN
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Publication number: 20180275220Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers, an optical light source , an optical detector, and a radio frequency (RF) excitation source. The optical light source is configured to provide optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material. The optical detector is configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material. The RF excitation source is configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material. The RF excitation source includes an RF feed connector, and a metallic material coated on the magneto-optical defect center material and electrically connected to the RF feed connecter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. HAHN, Andrew Raymond Mandeville, Gregory Scott Bruce
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Publication number: 20180275211Abstract: A magnetometer includes a light source that provides excitation light and a magneto-optical defect center material with at least one defect center that transmits emitted light when excited by the excitation light. The magnetometer also includes a light sensor that receives the emitted light and a plurality of magnets that provide a bias magnetic field to the magneto-optical defect center material. The magnetometer further includes a ring magnet holder that has an outer ring with an outside surface and a plurality of holders extending from the ring. The plurality of holders hold the plurality of magnets in a same orientation with respect to one another. The magnetometer further includes a mount that has an inside surface. The outside surface of the outer ring slides along the inside surface of the mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Andrew Raymond Mandeville, Gregory Scott Bruce, Arul Manickam, Peter G. Kaup
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Publication number: 20180275225Abstract: A magnetometer may include a housing and a light source configured to provide excitation light. The magnetometers may also include a magneto-optical defect center material with at least one defect center that emits light when excited by the excitation light. The magnetometers may further include a light sensor configured to receive the emitted light and a radio frequency circuit board configured to generate a radio frequency field around the magneto-optical defect center material. The magnetometers may also include a mount base. The magneto-optical defect center material and the radio frequency circuit board may be mounted to the mount base. The mount base can be configured to be fixed to the housing in a plurality of orientations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventor: Joseph W. Hahn
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Publication number: 20180275212Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a housing including a top plate, bottom plate, side plate, and main plate provided between the side plate and the bottom plate; a magneto-optical defect center material including at least one magneto-optical defect center that emits an optical signal when excited by an excitation light; a radio frequency (RF) exciter system configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical light source configured to direct the excitation light to the magneto-optical defect center material; and an optical detector configured to receive the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Kenneth Michael Jackson, Nicholas M. Luzod, Gregory Scott Bruce, Wilbur Lew, John B. Stetson, JR., Duc Huynh, Andrew Raymond Mandeville, Arul Manickam, Peter G. Kaup
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Publication number: 20180275205Abstract: A sensor is described comprising a waveplate assembly, an optical excitation source and a magneto-optical defect center material with defect centers in some embodiments. The waveplate assembly can include a waveplate, mounting base, and a mounting disk. The mounting disk can be adhered to the waveplate. The mounting base can be configured such that the mounting disk can rotate relative to the mounting base around an axis of the waveplate. The waveplate can be used to tune the magnetic field measurement for certain axes materials by controlling the polarization of light entering the magneto-optical defect center material or to conduct a calibration of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Gregory Scott Bruce, Nicholas M. Luzod
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Publication number: 20180275206Abstract: A sensor is described comprising an assembly allowing for the adjustment of light through a plurality of lenses to magneto-optical defect center materials. In some implementations, an initial calibration is done on the sensor system to adjust the relative position of the optical excitation assembly to a base structure to benefit the final intended purpose of the sensor The optical excitation assembly for attachment to a base structure can be described as comprising a slot configured to adjust the optical excitation assembly in a respective linear direction relative to the base structure, an optical excitation source, a lens, and a drive screw mechanism. The drive screw mechanism can be configured to adjust a position of the lens relative to the optical excitation source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. HAHN, Nicholas Mauriello Luzod, Wilbur Lew, Gregory Scott Bruce
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Patent number: 10006973Abstract: A device includes a diamond with one or more nitrogen vacancies, a light emitting diode configured to emit light that travels through the diamond, and a photo sensor configured to sense the light. The device also includes a processor operatively coupled to the photo sensor. The processor is configured to determine, based on the light sensed by the photo sensor, a magnetic field applied to the diamond.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Gregory S. Bruce, Wilbur Lew
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Publication number: 20170363696Abstract: A magneto-optical defect center magnetometer, such as a diamond nitrogen vacancy (DNV) magnetometer, can include an excitation source, a magneto-optical defect center element, a collection device, a top plate, a bottom plate, and a printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Arul Manickam, Peter G. Kaup, Gregory Scott Bruce, Wilbur Lew, Nicholas M. Luzod, Duc Huynh
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Publication number: 20170343621Abstract: A magneto-optical defect center magnetometer, such as a diamond nitrogen vacancy (DNV) magnetometer, can include an excitation source, a magneto-optical defect center element, a collection device, a top plate, a bottom plate, and a printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. HAHN, Arul MANICKAM, Peter G. KAUP, Gregory Scott BRUCE, Wilbur LEW, Nicholas M. LUZOD, Duc HUYNH
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Publication number: 20170343618Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a magneto-optical defect center material comprising a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers, an optical light source, an optical detector and a radio frequency (RF) excitation source. The optical light source is configured to provide optical excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material. The optical detector is configured to receive an optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material, The RF excitation source is configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material. The RF excitation source includes an RF feed connector, and a plurality of coils, each connected to the RF feed connector, and adjacent the magneto-optical defect center material, the coils each having a spiral shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Duc Huynh
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Publication number: 20170343695Abstract: A system for magnetic detection includes a magneto-optical defect center material including at least one magneto-optical defect center that emits an optical signal when excited by an excitation light; a radio frequency (RF) exciter system configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material; an optical light source configured to direct the excitation light to the magneto-optical defect center material; and an optical detector configured to receive the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONInventors: John B. STETSON, Arul MANICKAM, Peter G. KAUP, Gregory Scott BRUCE, Wilbur LEW, Joseph W. HAHN, Nicholas Mauriello LUZOD, Kenneth Michael JACKSON, Jacob Louis SWETT, Peter V. BEDWORTH, Steven W. SINTON, Duc HUYNH, Michael John DIMARIO, Jay T. HANSEN, Andrew Raymond MANDEVILLE, Bryan Neal FISK, Joseph A. VILLANI, Jon C. RUSSO, David Nelson COAR, Julie Lynne MILLER, Anjaney Pramod KOTTAPALLI, Gary Edward MONTGOMERY, Margaret Miller SHAW, Stephen SEKELSKY, James Michael KRAUSE, Thomas J. MEYER
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Publication number: 20170343620Abstract: Systems and methods using a magneto-optical defect center material magnetic sensor system that uses fluorescence intensity to distinguish the ms=±1 states, and to measure the magnetic field based on the energy difference between the ms=+1 state and the ms=?1 state, as manifested by the RF frequencies corresponding to each state in some embodiments. The system may include an optical excitation source, which directs optical excitation to the material. The system may further include an RF excitation source, which provides RF radiation to the material. Light from the material may be directed through a light pipe to an optical detector. Light from the material may be directed through an optical filter to an optical detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Wilbur Lew, Nick Luzod, Gregory Scott Bruce
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Publication number: 20170343412Abstract: A system provides light received from NV diamond material to an optical collector. The provision of light received from NV diamond material to an optical collector impacts the efficiency by which light is directed to the optical collector. The system may be employed to efficiently direct light from the NV diamond material to the optical collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Gregory Scott Bruce, Joseph W. Hahn, Nicholas Mauriello Luzod
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Patent number: 9823314Abstract: A device includes a diamond with one or more nitrogen vacancies, a light emitting diode configured to emit light that travels through the diamond, and a photo sensor configured to sense the light. The device also includes a processor operatively coupled to the photo sensor. The processor is configured to determine, based on the light sensed by the photo sensor, a magnetic field applied to the diamond.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Gregory S. Bruce, Wilbur Lew
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Patent number: 9823313Abstract: A magnetic sensor assembly includes a base substrate and a material assembly. The material assembly is formed on the base substrate. The material assembly includes an assembly substrate. A magneto-optical defect center material having a plurality of magneto-optical defect centers is formed on the assembly substrate. A radio frequency (RF) excitation source is formed on the magneto-optical defect center material.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Duc Huynh, Wilbur Lew
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Patent number: 9817081Abstract: A device includes a diamond assembly. The diamond assembly includes a diamond with a plurality of nitrogen vacancy centers and electrical components that emit electromagnetic waves. The device also includes a light source configured to emit light toward the diamond and a photo detector configured to detect light from the light source that traveled through the diamond. The device further includes an attenuator between the diamond assembly and the photo detector. The attenuator is configured to attenuate the electromagnetic waves emitted from the electrical components of the diamond assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Gregory S. Bruce, Duc Huynh, Wilbur Lew
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Patent number: 9720055Abstract: A device includes a diamond assembly. The diamond assembly includes a diamond with a plurality of nitrogen vacancy centers and electrical components that emit electromagnetic waves. The device also includes a light source configured to emit light toward the diamond and a photo detector configured to detect light from the light source that traveled through the diamond. The device further includes an attenuator between the diamond assembly and the photo detector. The attenuator is configured to attenuate the electromagnetic waves emitted from the electrical components of the diamond assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Gregory S. Bruce, Duc Huynh, Wilbur Lew
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Publication number: 20170212180Abstract: Systems and apparatuses are disclosed for providing a uniform RF field to a nitrogen vacancy center diamond.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Duc Huynh, Wilbur Lew
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Publication number: 20170212186Abstract: A device includes a diamond assembly. The diamond assembly includes a diamond with a plurality of nitrogen vacancy centers and electrical components that emit electromagnetic waves. The device also includes a light source configured to emit light toward the diamond and a photo detector configured to detect light from the light source that traveled through the diamond. The device further includes an attenuator between the diamond assembly and the photo detector. The attenuator is configured to attenuate the electromagnetic waves emitted from the electrical components of the diamond assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventors: Joseph W. Hahn, Gregory S. Bruce, Duc Huynh, Wilbur Lew