Patents by Inventor Shengcai SHI

Shengcai SHI 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: 12078693
    Abstract: A terahertz graphene Josephson junction detection system based on readout of a microwave resonant circuit includes a graphene Josephson junction detector, a microwave resonant readout circuit, and a microwave network analyzer. The graphene Josephson junction detector and the microwave resonant readout circuit form a microwave resonant circuit. A terahertz signal causes a change of an equivalent microwave inductance of the graphene Josephson junction detector, such that a resonant frequency and a quality factor of the microwave resonant circuit are changed. The present disclosure monitors the resonant frequency and the quality factor of the microwave resonant circuit with the microwave network analyzer, thereby realizing high-sensitivity detection on the terahertz signal. Compared with conventional direct-current (DC)-biased readout, readout of the microwave resonant circuit is not interfered by an external magnetic field, and has a strong interference resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Wei Miao, Shengcai Shi, Jing Li, Zhenhui Lin, Feiming Li, Qianghui Luo
  • Publication number: 20240272246
    Abstract: A terahertz graphene Josephson junction detection system based on readout of a microwave resonant circuit includes a graphene Josephson junction detector, a microwave resonant readout circuit, and a microwave network analyzer. The graphene Josephson junction detector and the microwave resonant readout circuit form a microwave resonant circuit. A terahertz signal causes a change of an equivalent microwave inductance of the graphene Josephson junction detector, such that a resonant frequency and a quality factor of the microwave resonant circuit are changed. The present disclosure monitors the resonant frequency and the quality factor of the microwave resonant circuit with the microwave network analyzer, thereby realizing high-sensitivity detection on the terahertz signal. Compared with conventional direct-current (DC)-biased readout, readout of the microwave resonant circuit is not interfered by an external magnetic field, and has a strong interference resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Wei MIAO, Shengcai SHI, Jing LI, Zhenhui LIN, Feiming LI, Qianghui LUO
  • Patent number: 11994431
    Abstract: An omnidirectional measurement system for a time-varying characteristic of atmospheric vapor radiation includes an antenna and calibrator assembly, a receiver assembly, a room temperature IF assembly, and a data acquisition and system control assembly. Atmospheric vapor features a wide profile and strong radiation in a frequency band of 183 GHz, and is often seen in the characteristic measurement of atmospheric vapor in high-altitude areas. The omnidirectional measurement system combines a superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) mixer with high detection sensitivity in the frequency band of 183 GHz with a structure that integrates pitch scanning, omnidirectional scanning, and automatic calibration to achieve fast and high-precision omnidirectional scanning measurement of the time-varying characteristic of atmospheric vapor radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Zhenhui Lin, Qijun Yao, Dong Liu, Jie Liu, Wenying Duan, Shengcai Shi
  • Publication number: 20240060825
    Abstract: An omnidirectional measurement system for a time-varying characteristic of atmospheric vapor radiation includes an antenna and calibrator assembly, a receiver assembly, a room temperature IF assembly, and a data acquisition and system control assembly. Atmospheric vapor features a wide profile and strong radiation in a frequency band of 183 GHz, and is often seen in the characteristic measurement of atmospheric vapor in high-altitude areas. The omnidirectional measurement system combines a superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) mixer with high detection sensitivity in the frequency band of 183 GHz with a structure that integrates pitch scanning, omnidirectional scanning, and automatic calibration to achieve fast and high-precision omnidirectional scanning measurement of the time-varying characteristic of atmospheric vapor radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Zhenhui LIN, Qijun YAO, Dong LIU, Jie LIU, Wenying DUAN, Shengcai SHI
  • Patent number: 11159246
    Abstract: A grating- and fiber-coupled multi-beam coherent receiving system in a mid- and far-infrared band includes a mid- and far-infrared local oscillator signal source, a phase grating, a multi-beam fiber coupling system, a 2×2 pixel mid- and far-infrared superconducting HEB mixer, a multi-channel DC bias source, a multi-channel cryogenic low-noise amplifier, and a room-temperature intermediate-frequency and high-resolution spectrum processing unit. In a 2×2 multi-beam superconducting receiving system, an echelle grating and a cryogenic optical fiber are used to distribute and couple the local oscillator signal, and the mid- and far-infrared band high-sensitivity superconducting HEB mixer is used to realize efficient local oscillator signal distribution and coupling, and ultimately achieve high-sensitivity and high-resolution multi-beam spectrum reception in the mid- and far-infrared band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: PURPLE MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Yuan Ren, Shengcai Shi, Daixi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210266073
    Abstract: A grating- and fiber-coupled multi-beam coherent receiving system in a mid- and far-infrared band includes a mid- and far-infrared local oscillator signal source, a phase grating, a multi-beam fiber coupling system, a 2×2 pixel mid- and far-infrared superconducting HEB mixer, a multi-channel DC bias source, a multi-channel cryogenic low-noise amplifier, and a room-temperature intermediate-frequency and high-resolution spectrum processing unit. In a 2×2 multi-beam superconducting receiving system, an echelle grating and a cryogenic optical fiber are used to distribute and couple the local oscillator signal, and the mid- and far-infrared band high-sensitivity superconducting HEB mixer is used to realize efficient local oscillator signal distribution and coupling, and ultimately achieve high-sensitivity and high-resolution multi-beam spectrum reception in the mid- and far-infrared band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yuan REN, Shengcai SHI, Daixi ZHANG