Quasi-optical transceiver having an antenna with time varying voltage
First Claim
1. A transceiver comprising:
- a) a first light source generating radiation at a first frequency;
b) a second light source generating radiation at a second frequency, the first and the second light source having a difference frequency approximately equal to the difference between the first and the second frequencies;
c) a transmitter comprising;
i) a first photomixer optically coupled to the first light source and the second light source; and
ii) a first antenna electrically coupled to the first photomixer, the first antenna radiating a signal having a frequency substantially equal to the difference frequency; and
d) a receiver comprising;
i) a second antenna positioned to receive the signal radiated by the first antenna, the second antenna generating a time varying voltage in response to the signal; and
ii) a second photomixer electrically coupled to the second antenna and optically coupled to the first and the second light source, the second photomixer generating a current signal in response to the time varying voltage generated by the second antenna.
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Abstract
A transceiver for transmitting and receiving high frequency radiation is described. The transceiver includes a first light source that generates radiation at a first frequency and a second light source that generates radiation at a second frequency. The first and the second light source have a difference frequency that is approximately equal to the difference between the first and the second frequencies. The transceiver also includes a transmitter that comprises a first photomixer that is optically coupled to the first and the second light source. A first antenna that radiates a signal at the difference frequency is electrically coupled to the first photomixer. The transceiver also includes a receiver that comprises a second antenna positioned to receive the signal radiated by the first antenna. The second antenna generates a time varying voltage in response to the signal. A second photomixer is electrically coupled to the second antenna and optically coupled to the first and the second light source. The second photomixer generates a current signal in response to the time varying voltage generated by the second antenna.
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33 Claims
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1. A transceiver comprising:
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a) a first light source generating radiation at a first frequency;
b) a second light source generating radiation at a second frequency, the first and the second light source having a difference frequency approximately equal to the difference between the first and the second frequencies;
c) a transmitter comprising;
i) a first photomixer optically coupled to the first light source and the second light source; and
ii) a first antenna electrically coupled to the first photomixer, the first antenna radiating a signal having a frequency substantially equal to the difference frequency; and
d) a receiver comprising;
i) a second antenna positioned to receive the signal radiated by the first antenna, the second antenna generating a time varying voltage in response to the signal; and
ii) a second photomixer electrically coupled to the second antenna and optically coupled to the first and the second light source, the second photomixer generating a current signal in response to the time varying voltage generated by the second antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of transmitting and receiving radiation, the method comprising:
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a) providing a first light source that generates a first beam of light at a first frequency;
b) providing a second light source that generates a second beam of light at a second frequency;
c) modulating a conductance of a first photomixer at a difference frequency approximately equal to the difference between the first and the second frequencies in response to the first and the second light beam to generate a signal having the difference frequency;
d) transmitting the signal;
e) receiving the signal transmitted;
f) generating a time varying voltage in response to the signal received;
g) modulating a conductance of a second photomixer at the difference frequency in response to the first and the second light beam; and
h) generating a current signal in response to the time varying signal received by the second antenna and the modulated conductance of the second photomixer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of performing real time spectroscopy comprising:
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a) providing a first light source that generates a first beam of light at a first frequency;
b) providing a second light source that generates a second beam of light at a second frequency;
c) modulating a conductance of a first photomixer at a difference frequency approximately equal to the difference between the first and the second frequencies in response to the first and the second light beam to generate a signal having the difference frequency;
d) transmitting the signal through a medium to be analyzed;
e) receiving the signal;
f) generating a time varying voltage in response to the signal;
g) modulating a conductance of a second photomixer at the difference frequency in response to the first and the second light beam;
h) generating a current signal in response to the time varying signal received by the second antenna and the modulated conductance of the second photomixer;
i) measuring at least one of amplitude or phase of the current signal; and
j) determining at least one of absorption or dispersion characteristics of the medium from the amplitude or phase measurement. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of imaging, an object, the method comprising:
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a) providing a first light source that generates a first beam of light at a first frequency;
b) providing a second light source that generates a second beam of light at a second frequency;
c) modulating a conductance of a first photomixer at a difference frequency approximately equal to the difference between the first and the second frequencies in response to the first and the second light beam to generate a signal having the difference frequency;
d) transmitting the signal through an object to be imaged;
e) receiving the signal transmitted;
f) generating a time varying voltage in response to the signal;
g) modulating a conductance of a second photomixer at the difference frequency in response to the first and the second light beam;
h) generating a current signal in response to the time varying signal received by the second antenna and the modulated conductance of the second photomixer;
i) measuring at least one of amplitude or phase of the current signal; and
j) processing at least one of the amplitude or phase of the current signal to form an image of the object. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of network analysis comprising:
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a) providing a first light source that generates a first beam of light at a first frequency;
b) providing a second light source that generates a second beam of light at a second frequency;
c) modulating a conductance of a first photomixer at a difference frequency approximately equal to the difference between the first and the second frequencies in response to the first and the second light beam to generate a signal having the difference frequency;
d) transmitting the signal to a network to be analyzed;
e) receiving the signal;
f) generating a time varying voltage in response to the signal;
g) modulating a conductance of a second photomixer at the difference frequency in response to the first and the second light beam;
h) generating a current signal in response to the modulated conductance of the second photomixer;
i) measuring at least one of amplitude or phase of the current signal; and
j) processing at least one of the amplitude or phase of the current signal to determine at least one of a transmission or a reflection parameter of the network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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