Patents by Inventor Katarzyna Balakier

Katarzyna Balakier 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: 12088341
    Abstract: Optical Fast Fourier Transforms are described for use in photonic beamforming systems. Transmit and Receive photonic beamforming systems for use with active array antennas are described, together with digital and photonic payloads for use with such beamforming systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space Limited
    Inventors: Victor Manuel Fernandez Laguna, Katarzyna Balakier, Stephen Brown, Niall Macmanus
  • Publication number: 20240275487
    Abstract: Optical Fast Fourier Transforms are described for use in photonic beamforming systems. Transmit and Receive photonic beamforming systems for use with active array antennas are described, together with digital and photonic payloads for use with such beamforming systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Victor Manuel Fernandez Laguna, Katarzyna Balakier, Stephen Brown, Niall Macmanus
  • Patent number: 11700060
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a signal processing method and apparatus for use in a satellite payload in which an input RF signal received at a receiver antenna is modulated by using a single optical carrier at the input of an optical modulator. The optical domain signal is processed and is subsequently combined with a single unmodulated optical LO tone to provide an output RF signal for radiation by a transmitter antenna or for further digital processing by an on-board processor. This results in a clean generation of the frequency-converted RF signal at the output of the opto-electrical conversion stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space Limited
    Inventors: Katarzyna Balakier, Laguna Victor Manuel Fernandez, Niall Andrew Macmanus, Stephen Phillip Brown
  • Publication number: 20230121255
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise a signal processing method and apparatus for use in a satellite payload in which an input RF signal received at a receiver antenna is modulated by using a single optical carrier at the input of an optical modulator. The optical domain signal is processed and is subsequently combined with a single unmodulated optical LO tone to provide an output RF signal for radiation by a transmitter antenna or for further digital processing by an on-board processor. This results in a clean generation of the frequency-converted RF signal at the output of the opto-electrical conversion stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Katarzyna Balakier, Laguna Victor Manuel Fernandez, Niall Andrew Macmanus, Stephen Phillip Brown