Data acquisition system
Abstract
A data acquisition system capable of resolving transient pulses in the subnanosecond range. A pulse in an information carrying medium such as light is transmitted through means which disperse the pulse, such as a fiber optic light guide which time-stretches optical pulses by chromatic dispersion. This time-stretched pulse is used as a sampling pulse and is modulated by the signal to be recorded. The modulated pulse may be further time-stretched prior to being recorded. The recorded modulated pulse is unfolded to derive the transient signal by utilizing the relationship of the time-stretching that occurred in the original pulse.
- Inventors:
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- Santa Barbara, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863362
- Patent Number(s):
- 4156809
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-08-1183
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- data; acquisition; capable; resolving; transient; pulses; subnanosecond; range; pulse; information; carrying; medium; light; transmitted; means; disperse; fiber; optic; guide; time-stretches; optical; chromatic; dispersion; time-stretched; sampling; modulated; signal; recorded; prior; unfolded; derive; utilizing; relationship; time-stretching; occurred; original; carrying medium; optical pulse; optical pulses; data acquisition; fiber optic; light guide; optic light; modulated pulse; chromatic dispersion; nanosecond range; transient signal; /359/250/324/
Citation Formats
Phillips, David T. Data acquisition system. United States: N. p., 1979.
Web.
Phillips, David T. Data acquisition system. United States.
Phillips, David T. Mon .
"Data acquisition system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863362.
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title = {Data acquisition system},
author = {Phillips, David T},
abstractNote = {A data acquisition system capable of resolving transient pulses in the subnanosecond range. A pulse in an information carrying medium such as light is transmitted through means which disperse the pulse, such as a fiber optic light guide which time-stretches optical pulses by chromatic dispersion. This time-stretched pulse is used as a sampling pulse and is modulated by the signal to be recorded. The modulated pulse may be further time-stretched prior to being recorded. The recorded modulated pulse is unfolded to derive the transient signal by utilizing the relationship of the time-stretching that occurred in the original pulse.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
month = {1}
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