Apparatus comprising a plurality of interferometers and method of configuring such apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of interferometers wherein the plurality of interferometers enable interference of an electromagnetic input signal, and the plurality of interferometers is provided on a single chip; and
a plurality of sensors configured to provide a plurality of sensor output signals to the plurality of interferometers to control the interference of the electromagnetic input signal by the plurality of interferometers, wherein different sensors within the plurality of sensors are configured to sense different types of characteristics such that the plurality of sensor output signals provide an indication of a plurality of different types of sensed characteristics,wherein the plurality of interferometers are configured to receive the electromagnetic input signal and receive the plurality of sensor output signals from the plurality of sensors to enable the sensor output signals to control the interference of the electromagnetic input signal by the plurality of interferometers, andwherein the plurality of interferometers are configured to provide a first output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the sensors correspond to a first context and a second output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the sensors correspond to a second context.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus and methods of using the apparatus wherein the apparatus includes a plurality of interferometers wherein the plurality of interferometers enable interference of an electromagnetic input signal, wherein the plurality of interferometers are configured to receive a plurality of sensor input signals from a plurality of sensors where the plurality of sensor input signals provide an indication of a plurality of sensed characteristics and the sensor input signals control the interference of the electromagnetic input signal by the plurality of interferometers, and wherein the plurality of interferometers are configured to provide a first output when the plurality of characteristics sensed by the sensors correspond to a first context and a second output when the plurality of characteristics sensed by the sensors correspond to a second context.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of interferometers wherein the plurality of interferometers enable interference of an electromagnetic input signal, and the plurality of interferometers is provided on a single chip; and a plurality of sensors configured to provide a plurality of sensor output signals to the plurality of interferometers to control the interference of the electromagnetic input signal by the plurality of interferometers, wherein different sensors within the plurality of sensors are configured to sense different types of characteristics such that the plurality of sensor output signals provide an indication of a plurality of different types of sensed characteristics, wherein the plurality of interferometers are configured to receive the electromagnetic input signal and receive the plurality of sensor output signals from the plurality of sensors to enable the sensor output signals to control the interference of the electromagnetic input signal by the plurality of interferometers, and wherein the plurality of interferometers are configured to provide a first output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the sensors correspond to a first context and a second output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the sensors correspond to a second context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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configuring a plurality of interferometers to receive electromagnetic input signals and receive a plurality of sensor output signals from a plurality of sensors to enable the plurality of sensor output signals to be provided to the plurality of interferometers to control interference of the electromagnetic input signals by the plurality of interferometers, wherein different sensors within the plurality of sensors are configured to sense different types of characteristics such that the plurality of sensor output signals provide an indication of a plurality of different types of sensed characteristics, wherein the plurality of interferometers is provided on a single chip, and configuring the plurality of interferometers to provide a first output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the plurality of sensors correspond to a first context and a second output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the plurality of sensors correspond to a second context. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium bearing computer program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, enable:
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configuring a plurality of interferometers that are arranged to receive electromagnetic input signals and to receive a plurality of sensor output signals from a plurality of sensors to enable the plurality of sensor output signals to be provided to the plurality of interferometers to control interference of the electromagnetic input signals by the plurality of interferometers, wherein different sensors within the plurality of sensors are configured to sense different types of characteristics such that the plurality of sensor output signals provide an indication of a plurality of different types of sensed characteristics, wherein the plurality of interferometers is provided on a single chip; and configuring the plurality of interferometers to provide a first output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the plurality of sensors correspond to a first context and a second output signal when the plurality of different types of characteristics sensed by the plurality of sensors correspond to a second context.
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