Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An apparatus for enabling the high speed synchronous sampling of signals from a plurality of signal sources comprising: means for providing light pulses at a rate equal to the high speed sampling; means disposed to receive the light pulses from the providing means for optically creating a series of actuating light pulses, each delayed in sequence from one another and each series starting from each light pulse from the providing means; and means operatively associated with the actuating light pulse creating means and connected to the signal sources for sampling each of the signal sources at the sampling rate and in the same synchronous sequence as the series of actuating pulses; and means coupled to the sampling means for converting the synchronous sequence of samples to digital signals to allow further processing.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
An apparatus for enabling the high speed synchronous sampling of signals from a plurality of signal sources comprising: means for providing light pulses at a rate equal to the high speed sampling; means disposed to receive the light pulses from the providing means for optically creating a series of actuating light pulses, each delayed in sequence from one another and each series starting from each light pulse from the providing means; and means operatively associated with the actuating light pulse creating means and connected to the signal sources for sampling each of the signal sources at the sampling rate and in the same synchronous sequence as the series of actuating pulses; and means coupled to the sampling means for converting the synchronous sequence of samples to digital signals to allow further processing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 in which the delayed series of actuating light pulse creating means provide for a plurality of light channel elements each connected to a separate signal source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 in which each light channel element is of a different length with respect to the other light channel elements to effect a discrete delay to its actuating pulse to assure synchronous sampling ot its interconnected signal source.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 3 in which the signal source sampling means is a plurality of optoelectronic switches each coupled to a separate signal source and a separate light channel element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus according to claim 3 in which each light channel element is an optical fiber and all the optical fibers are gathered in a bundle to receive the light pulses from the light pulse providing means and each optical fiber is coupled to a separate optoelectronic switch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 5 in which the light pulse providing means is a laser having a pulse repetition rate sufficient to assure the sampling of the signal sources at at least the Nyquist sampling rate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 in which the signal sources are high frequency between three and thirty megahertz directional receiving antennas.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 in which the optoelectronic switches are chromium-doped gallium arsenide heterostructures having interdigital electrodes deposited thereon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 in which the optoelectronic switches are a p-type indium gallilum arsenide structure with electrodes having a fifteen micron gap.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 in which the optoelectronic switches are amorphous silicon having electrodes deposited thereon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 7 in which the optoelectronic switches are iron doped indium phosphide structures having electrodes deposited thereon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 11 in which the electrodes are interdigital in form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 11 in which the electrodes are end-to-end in form.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 2 including means for altering the light propogation rate associated with each light channel element.