Abstract: A mobile device estimates channel state information (CSI) comprising, for example, CQI and/or SNR, for a downlink channel. The estimated CSI is non-uniformly quantized and transmitted to the base station over a finite-rate feedback channel. Different portions of the estimated CSI are quantized using different quantization step sizes, which are determined according to a performance metric function such as a channel capacity function of the estimated CSI. A quantization step size for a portion of the estimated CSI is increased if a low distribution probability is indicated by the portion of the estimated CSI. A quantization step size for a portion of the estimated CSI is decreased if a high distribution probability is indicated. The mobile device quantizes the estimated CSI using the determined quantization step sizes to transmit to the base station over the finite-rate feedback channel. Downlink data transmission is received according to the transmitted CSI.

Abstract: Selective processing of one or more packets to be transmitted from a wireless communication device to another wireless communication device is effective to reduce the peak to average power ratio (PAPR) of the transmission. The one or more packets are transmitted via two or more sub-bands of an available transmission medium. The number of coefficients or factors within that sequence corresponds to the number of sub-bands via which the one or more packets are to be transmitted. Also, a phase ramp or time-domain cyclic shift may be added to one or more of the packets after having undergone multiplication by one of the coefficients or factors within the sequence.

Abstract: Systems and methods can analyze a present channel estimation and a previous channel estimation and/or two or more prior channel estimations to improve communication performance, sense environmental conditions, and make location and velocity determinations. The methods can include: (a) sending, by a transmitter, a first sounding frame and a second sounding frame to a receiver; (b) receiving, by the transmitter, a first channel estimation response from a receiver responsive to the first sounding frame, and a second channel estimation response from the receiver responsive to the second sounding frame; and (c) detecting, by the transmitter, based at least on the first channel estimation response and the second channel estimation response, if a change in characteristics of a channel between the transmitter and the receiver occurred between the first sounding frame and the second sounding frame.

Abstract: A laser array optical coupling assembly may be used to couple a laser array to an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), for example, in an optical transmitter in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical communication system. The laser array optical coupling assembly may include an optical fiber tip array with polished optical fiber tips providing a reduced mode field diameter to improve coupling efficiency with the laser array. The laser array optical coupling assembly may also include a direct coupling of the laser array to the AWG with modified AWG inputs reducing the mode field diameter to improve coupling efficiency with the laser array. The laser array optical coupling assembly may be used, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a WDM passive optical network (PON) or in other transmitters or transceivers in a WDM system capable of transmitting and receiving optical signals on multiple channel wavelengths.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode with integrated heating generally includes a lasing region and a heating region integrated into the same semiconductor structure or chip. The lasing region and the heating region include first and second portions, respectively, of the semiconductor layers forming the semiconductor structure and include first and second portions, respectively, of the active regions formed by the semiconductor layers. Separate laser and heater electrodes are electrically connected to the respective lasing and heating regions for driving the respective lasing and heating regions with drive currents. The heating region may thus be driven independently from the lasing region, and heat may be conducted through the semiconductor layers from the heating region to the lasing region allowing the temperature to be controlled more efficiently.

Abstract: A computer inputs electronic form data into an electronic form. The computer displays a form input interface. The form input interface includes a plurality of form fields that are arranged according to a predetermined order. The computer receives a specified inputting order that indicates an order of inputting data for at least one form field in need of data input. The computer receives a data that corresponds to the data input, needed by the at least one form field, in accordance with the specified inputting order.

Abstract: A multi-channel optical transceiver includes a transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) with a thermal arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) for multiplexing optical signals and a receiver optical subassembly (ROSA) with an athermal AWG for demultiplexing optical signals. The TOSA may also include a laser array optically coupled to the thermal AWG and a temperature control system thermally coupled to the laser array and the thermal AWG to control temperature for wavelength tuning. The temperature control system in the TOSA may include a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) that cools both the laser array and the thermal AWG. Because the athermal AWG in the ROSA is temperature independent, the ROSA does not include a TEC, thereby reducing power consumption and conserving space. The optical transceiver may be used in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a WDM passive optical network (PON).

Abstract: A thermally isolated multi-channel transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) may be used in a multi-channel optical transceiver. The multi-channel TOSA generally includes an array of lasers optically coupled to an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) to combine multiple optical signals at different channel wavelengths. The lasers, and possibly other components, are wire bonded to a thermal isolation bar. The thermal isolation bar provides an electrical connection to external circuitry and is thermally coupled to a temperature control device, such as a thermoelectric cooler (TEC). Thus, the thermal isolation bar electrically connects the lasers to the circuitry while preventing external heat from being conducted to the lasers from outside the TOSA. The optical transceiver may be used in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a WDM passive optical network (PON).

Abstract: Method of Supporting Multi-homing in a Ubiquitous Sensor Network The present invention provides a method for supporting multi-homing in a ubiquitous sensor network. In the method, a sensor network gateway sends a configuration request to a sensor network controller, the configuration request being for querying whether a sensor network governed by the sensor network gateway supports multi-homing; then, the sensor network gateway receives a configuration file from the sensor network controller, the configuration file being for indicating whether the sensor network supports multi-homing; when the sensor network supports multi-homing, a binding update message is sent to the sensor network controller, wherein the binding update message comprises an identifier of the sensor network and an indicator for indicating that the sensor network supports multi-homing.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser diode with integrated heating generally includes a lasing region and a heating region integrated into the same semiconductor structure or chip. The lasing region and the heating region include first and second portions, respectively, of the semiconductor layers forming the semiconductor structure and include first and second portions, respectively, of the active regions formed by the semiconductor layers. Separate laser and heater electrodes are electrically connected to the respective lasing and heating regions for driving the respective lasing and heating regions with drive currents. The heating region may thus be driven independently from the lasing region, and heat may be conducted through the semiconductor layers from the heating region to the lasing region allowing the temperature to be controlled more efficiently.

Abstract: An exemplary technique is provided for communication in a personal area network. The technique includes transmitting, to a personal area network coordinator, joint information of a sensor device indicated by reserved bits and includes a type, a channel access rate, and a latest node buffer occupation rate of the sensor device; receiving, from the personal area network coordinator, information regarding adjusted active duration and duty cycle of the communication of the sensor device; and performing further communication based upon the adjusted active duration and duty cycle. Also, the technique includes receiving, from a sensor device, joint information indicated by reserved bits and includes a type, a channel access rate, and a latest node buffer occupation rate of the sensor device; adjusting an active duration and a duty cycle of the communication of the sensor device; and transmitting information regarding the adjusted active duration and duty cycle to the sensor device.

Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for processing signals in a communication system may include maximizing system capacity for a communication system, based on a signal for a user within a search range and at least one other signal for one other user within the search range. The search range may be generated by sorting a plurality of signals based on a channel gain corresponding to each of the plurality of signals. The signal for the user may be selected from the search range corresponding to a channel gain that is greater than a channel gain corresponding to a remaining portion of the search range.

Abstract: Phase rotation for preambles within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. An appropriately designed phase rotation vector and/or appropriately designed cyclic shift delays (CSDs) are applied to respective sub-band components of the preamble. With appropriately designed CSDs, certain fields within the preamble are not modified. For example, a legacy short training field (L-STF) of the preamble is not changed when using appropriately designed CSDs. The respective CSDs may be implemented as integer multiples of a common CSD (e.g., 0×CSD, 1×CSD, 2×CSD, etc. such that one of the values of such a CSD vector may be zero [0], another may be the common CSD itself, etc.). Also, by employing an appropriately designed phase rotation vector and integer multiples of a CSD to a preamble, the respective peak to average power ratio (PAPR) between different respective fields within the preamble may be minimized.

Abstract: Individual channels of a multiplexed laser array in a multi-channel optical transmitter are monitored at an output of an optical multiplexer. The monitoring may be used to confirm proper operation of each of the channels in the multiplexed laser array and/or to perform wavelength locking on each of the channels. Monitoring at the output of the optical multiplexer avoids the use of multiple photodetectors coupled directly to multiple lasers in the multiplexed laser array. The multiplexed laser array generally includes a plurality of laser emitters optically coupled to an optical multiplexer such as an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG). An optical transmitter with a monitored multiplexed laser array may be used, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) passive optical network (PON) or in any other type of WDM optical communication system capable of transmitting optical signals on multiple channel wavelengths.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a grain transilluminating device capable of detecting all of the cracks whose orientations are variously different depending on grains without causing a sample dish to be rotated.

Abstract: A thermally shielded multi-channel transmitter optical subassembly (TOSA) may be used in a multi-channel optical transceiver. The multi-channel TOSA generally includes an array of lasers optically coupled to an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) to combine multiple optical signals at different channel wavelengths. A plurality of laser array thermal shields are thermally coupled to a temperature control device, such as a thermoelectric cooler (TEC), and thermally shield the respective lasers in the laser array in separate thermally shielded compartments. Each of the lasers may also be individually thermally controlled to provide a desired wavelength, for example, using a heater and/or cooler located in each thermally shielded compartment. The optical transceiver may be used in a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical system, for example, in an optical line terminal (OLT) in a WDM passive optical network (PON).

Abstract: One aspect is a method for utilizing key points in a progress bar to browse through content. The method includes displaying one or more hill-shaped flags at each of one or more key points on the progress bar such that a hill top of each of the one or more hill-shaped flags corresponds to a respective key point of the one or more key points. The progress bar has a slider configured to slide along the progress bar. The method further includes sliding the slider through a first hill-shaped flag, of the one or more hill-shaped flags, on the progress bar automatically, responsive to browsing content. The method further includes decreasing, by a computer processor, a content browsing speed from a first speed to a second speed, responsive to the slider sliding through the first hill-shaped flag.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for performing channel estimation between a beamformer and a beamformee. A beamformer can determine that a beamformee is configured to perform channel estimation for up to a pre-configured number of transmit spatial streams from the beamformer. The pre-configured number of transmit spatial streams can be less than a plurality of transmit spatial streams of the beamformer. The beamformer can determine a plurality of subsets of transmit spatial streams from the plurality of transmit spatial streams. The beamformer can send a plurality of sounding frames to the beamformee for channel estimation based at least on the determined plurality of subsets of transmit spatial streams.

Abstract: What is described herein is an aqueous high-temperature high-pressure (HTHP) stable drilling mud composition comprising (i) about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of 0-60% w/w brine solution; (ii) about 0.1 wt. % to about 3 wt. % of butylated reaction product of p-cresol and dicyclopentadiene, a polymeric hindered phenol based antioxidant; (iii) about 0.1 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % of triethanol amine, a chelating agent; (iv) (a) about 0.1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of rheology modifier (RM); and/or (b) about 0.5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of fluid loss additive (FLA); (v) about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of weighting agent; (vi) about 0 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of drilling solid; and (vii) about 0 wt. % to about 50 wt % of water.