Patents by Inventor Nickolas P. DIROCCO

Nickolas P. DIROCCO 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).

  • High-speed, high-resolution, photonic-based analog-to-digital converter
    Patent number: 10516409
    Abstract: A photonic feedforward analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. According to one aspect of the invention, the signal to be digitized is applied to only one electro-optic modulator. High speed is achieved by taking advantage of the fundamental property of a Pockels Cell to control wave polarization using the electro-optic effect. In a further aspect, once a bit is determined, its state is fed forward to the next least significant bit to aid in determination of the next lower bit. This nonlinear feedforward aspect of the ADC provides simplicity of its architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Henry Zmuda, Nickolas P. Dirocco
  • HIGH-SPEED, HIGH-RESOLUTION, PHOTONIC-BASED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20190074844
    Abstract: A photonic feedforward analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. According to one aspect of the invention, the signal to be digitized is applied to only one electro-optic modulator. High speed is achieved by taking advantage of the fundamental property of a Pockels Cell to control wave polarization using the electro-optic effect. In a further aspect, once a bit is determined, its state is fed forward to the next least significant bit to aid in determination of the next lower bit. This nonlinear feedforward aspect of the ADC provides simplicity of its architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Henry ZMUDA, Nickolas P. DIROCCO