Patents by Inventor Scott Henry Bekker

Scott Henry Bekker 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).

  • Techniques for single sideband suppressed carrier (SSBSC) optical signals
    Patent number: 9853733
    Abstract: A method and apparatus includes an optical source for a single order single-sideband suppressed-carrier optical signal with a bandwidth that scales from over 4 gigaHertz or is at least 8 GHz from an optical carrier frequency. In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a stable laser source configured to output an optical carrier signal at a carrier frequency. The apparatus includes a radio frequency electrical source configured to output an electrical radio frequency signal with a radio frequency bandwidth less than one octave. The apparatus also includes an optical modulator configured to output an optical signal with the optical carrier signal modulated by the radio frequency signal in a plurality of orders (harmonics) of optical frequency sidebands. The apparatus further includes an optical filter configured to pass one single order optical frequency sideband of the optical signal, which sideband does not overlap the sideband of any other harmonic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: Montana State University, S2 Corporation
    Inventors: Colton Richard Stiffler, Scott Henry Bekker, Kristian D. Merkel, Randy R. Reibel, William Randall Babbitt, Krishna Mohan Rupavatharam
  • TECHNIQUES FOR SINGLE SIDEBAND SUPPRESSED CARRIER (SSBSC) OPTICAL SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20150200727
    Abstract: A method and apparatus includes an optical source for a single order single-sideband suppressed-carrier optical signal with a bandwidth that scales from over 4 gigaHertz or is at least 8 GHz from an optical carrier frequency. In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a stable laser source configured to output an optical carrier signal at a carrier frequency. The apparatus includes a radio frequency electrical source configured to output an electrical radio frequency signal with a radio frequency bandwidth less than one octave. The apparatus also includes an optical modulator configured to output an optical signal with the optical carrier signal modulated by the radio frequency signal in a plurality of orders (harmonics) of optical frequency sidebands. The apparatus further includes an optical filter configured to pass one single order optical frequency sideband of the optical signal, which sideband does not overlap the sideband of any other harmonic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicants: Montana State University, S2 Corporation
    Inventors: Colton Richard Stiffler, Scott Henry BEKKER, Kristian D. MERKEL, Randy R. REIBEL, William Randall BABBITT, Krishna Mohan RUPAVATHARAM
  • Techniques for single sideband suppressed carrier (SSBSC) optical signals that scale to bandwidths over 20 gigahertz
    Patent number: 9020360
    Abstract: A method and apparatus includes an optical source for a single order single-sideband suppressed-carrier optical signal with a bandwidth that scales from over 1 gigaHertz to greater than 20 gigaHertz. In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a stable laser source configured to output an optical carrier signal at a carrier frequency. The apparatus includes a radio frequency electrical source configured to output an electrical radio frequency signal with a radio frequency bandwidth less than one octave. The apparatus also includes an optical modulator configured to output an optical signal with the optical carrier signal modulated by the radio frequency signal in a plurality of orders of optical frequency sidebands. The apparatus further includes an optical filter configured to pass one single order optical frequency sideband of the optical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignees: Montana State University, S2 Corporation
    Inventors: Colton Richard Stiffler, Scott Henry Bekker, Kristian D. Merkel, Randy R. Reibel, William R. Babbitt, Krishna Mohan Rupavatharam
  • Techniques for Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier (SSBSC) Optical Signals that Scale to Bandwidths over 20 Gigahertz
    Publication number: 20120002972
    Abstract: A method and apparatus includes an optical source for a single order single-sideband suppressed-carrier optical signal with a bandwidth that scales from over 1 gigaHertz to greater than 20 gigaHertz. In an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a stable laser source configured to output an optical carrier signal at a carrier frequency. The apparatus includes a radio frequency electrical source configured to output an electrical radio frequency signal with a radio frequency bandwidth less than one octave. The apparatus also includes an optical modulator configured to output an optical signal with the optical carrier signal modulated by the radio frequency signal in a plurality of orders of optical frequency sidebands. The apparatus further includes an optical filter configured to pass one single order optical frequency sideband of the optical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicants: S2 CORPORATION, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Colton Richard Stiffler, Scott Henry Bekker, Kristian D. Merkel, Randy R. Reibel, William R. Babbitt, Krishna Mohan Rupavatharam