公开(公告)号：US06859419B1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-22

申请号：US10644574

申请日：2003-08-18

申请人： Fletcher A. Blackmon ,  Lynn T. Antonelli ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Gilbert Fain

发明人： Fletcher A. Blackmon ,  Lynn T. Antonelli ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Gilbert Fain

IPC分类号： H04B11/00

CPC分类号： H04B11/00

摘要： An apparatus for enabling acousto-optic communication comprising an in-water platform comprising means for emitting an acoustic signal to an acousto-optic interaction zone, an in-air platform comprising the ability for transmitting a first optical interrogation beam, the ability for receiving a portion of the first interrogation beam and a second laser beam formed from the reflection of the first interrogation beam off of the acousto-optic interaction zone, the ability for measuring and outputting a plurality of optical interferences between the portion of the first interrogation beam and the second reflected beam, and a signal converter receiving as input the plurality of optical interferences and outputting an electrical signal representing the received acoustic telemetry signal at the interrogation point at the air-water interface.

摘要翻译： 一种用于实现声光通信的装置，包括水中平台，其包括用于向声光交互区域发射声信号的装置，包括用于发送第一光询问光束的能力的空中平台，用于接收 第一询问光束的部分和由第一询问光束离开声光相互作用区域的反射形成的第二激光束，测量和输出第一询问光束的部分与第一询问光束的部分之间的多个光学干涉的能力 第二反射光束和信号转换器，作为输入接收多个光学干涉，并在空气 - 水界面的询问点处输出表示所接收的声学遥测信号的电信号。

公开(公告)号：US07613074B1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-03

申请号：US11326679

申请日：2006-01-03

申请人： Fletcher A. Blackmon ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Gilbert Fain ,  Lynn T. Antonelli

发明人： Fletcher A. Blackmon ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Gilbert Fain ,  Lynn T. Antonelli

IPC分类号： H04B11/00

CPC分类号： H04B11/00

摘要： The present invention includes a system and method of use for communications from an in-air platform to a submerged platform. The system includes a laser positionable on the in-air platform above a water medium that sends a pulsed information-bearing laser beam containing a modulated communications signal to create and react in a non-linear regime manner with the water medium at an air/water interface. The beam vaporizes and optically breaks down a portion of the water medium, creates a shock wave and generates bubble oscillations at the vaporized portion. An acoustic sensor on the submerged platform detects these shock wave oscillations within the water medium and a demodulator-decoder that identifies these broadband acoustic transients that contain deterministically placed energy and demodulates-decodes the acoustic transients into the transmitted communications signals from the in-air platform.

摘要翻译： 本发明包括用于从空中平台到淹没平台的通信的系统和方法。 该系统包括可定位在水介质上方的空中平台上的激光器，其发送包含经调制的通信信号的脉冲信息承载激光束，以在空气/水中以水介质产生并以非线性方式进行反应 接口。 光束蒸发并光学地分解水介质的一部分，产生冲击波并在汽化部分产生气泡振荡。 潜水平台上的声学传感器检测水介质内的这些冲击波振荡，以及解调器 - 解码器，其识别包含确定性放置的能量的这些宽带声学瞬态，并将声学瞬态解调成从空中平台发射的通信信号 。

公开(公告)号：US07505366B1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-17

申请号：US11454457

申请日：2006-06-16

申请人： Fletcher A. Blackmon ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Gilbert Fain

发明人： Fletcher A. Blackmon ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Gilbert Fain

IPC分类号： H04B11/00

CPC分类号： H04B13/02 ,  H04B10/1121 ,  H04B11/00

摘要： The present application provides a linear mechanism for optical-to-acoustic energy conversion for optoacoustic communication from an in-air platform to an undersea vehicle. Signals used in underwater acoustic telemetry applications are capable of being generated through the linear optoacoustic regime conversion process. A number of issues concerning linear optoacoustic communication is addressed that lead to a formulation of a linear regime optoacoustic communication scheme. The use of oblique laser bean incidence at an air-water interface to obtain considerable in-air range from the laser source to the vehicle is also addressed. The effect of oblique incidence on in-water range is addressed as well. Optimum and sub-optimum linear optoacoustic sound-generation techniques for selecting the optical wavelength and signal frequency for optimizing in-water range are identified. Optoacoustic techniques employing M-ary frequency shift keying and multifrequency shift keying are compared with communication parameters such as bandwidth, data rate, range coverage and number of lasers employed.

摘要翻译： 本申请提供了一种用于从空中平台到海底车辆的光声通信的光声能量转换的线性机构。 在水下声学遥测应用中使用的信号能够通过线性光声状态转换过程产生。 解决了一些关于线性光声通信的问题，导致线性光电通信方案的制定。 还讨论了在空气 - 水界面处使用倾斜激光束入射以获得从激光源到车辆的相当大的空中范围。 倾斜入射对水中范围的影响也得到了解决。 确定用于选择光波长和信号频率以优化水中范围的最佳和次优的线性光声声音产生技术。 将采用M频移键控和多频移键控的光声技术与带宽，数据速率，范围覆盖和使用的激光器数量等通信参数进行比较。

公开(公告)号：US4729174A

公开(公告)日：1988-03-08

申请号：US885867

申请日：1986-07-15

申请人： Paul R. Caron ,  Gilbert Fain ,  Lee E. Estes

发明人： Paul R. Caron ,  Gilbert Fain ,  Lee E. Estes

IPC分类号： G01B7/293 ,  G01B5/08

CPC分类号： G01B7/293

摘要： A device (gage, data station, and software) and method to measure mean radius and deviations from mean radius of nominally cylindrical or conical shapes in a plane perpendicular to the nominal axis of revolution using curvature measurements at uniformly spaced intervals about the circumference is described. The system divides the contour of interest into equal segments and measures the local curvature at each point. The group of measurements combines with a closure constraint to produce a condition of mathematical overcompleteness. This is used to minimize the accumulation of measurement error.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用围绕圆周以均匀间隔的间隔的曲率测量来测量平均半径和平均半径的平均半径和与垂直于标称旋转轴的平面的平均半径的偏差的装置（量具，数据站和软件） 。 系统将感兴趣的轮廓划分成相等的段，并测量每个点处的局部曲率。 该组测量结合闭合约束以产生数学过满状态。 这用于最小化测量误差的累积。

公开(公告)号：US07613075B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-03

申请号：US11761536

申请日：2007-06-12

申请人： Benjamin A. Cray ,  Walter H. Boober ,  Stephen E. Forsythe ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Andrew J. Hull

发明人： Benjamin A. Cray ,  Walter H. Boober ,  Stephen E. Forsythe ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Andrew J. Hull

IPC分类号： H04R1/44

CPC分类号： H04B11/00 ,  H04B10/1121

摘要： An acoustic sensing device includes a housing having an internal cavity filled with a vibration decoupling medium. An acoustic window formed of an acoustically transparent material is mounted in the housing. This mounting can be by antivibration mounts to prevent housing noise from affecting the acoustic window. A scanning laser vibrometer is positioned within the housing and directed to detect vibrations of the acoustic window. Antivibration mounts are joined between said scanning laser vibrometer and said housing. In further embodiments, the scanning laser vibrometer detects vibrations at a plurality of locations on the acoustic window forming a virtual array.

摘要翻译： 声学传感装置包括具有填充有振动解耦介质的内部空腔的壳体。 由声透明材料形成的声窗被安装在壳体中。 这种安装可以通过防震安装来防止外壳噪声影响声窗。 扫描激光测振仪位于壳体内并被引导以检测声窗的振动。 所述扫描激光振动计与所述外壳之间连接有防振安装座。 在另外的实施例中，扫描激光振动计检测形成虚拟阵列的声窗上的多个位置处的振动。

公开(公告)号：US08711344B1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13292379

申请日：2011-11-09

申请人： Lee E. Estes ,  Peter J. Hendricks ,  Adam Jilling

发明人： Lee E. Estes ,  Peter J. Hendricks ,  Adam Jilling

IPC分类号： G01N21/41

CPC分类号： G01N21/41 ,  G01N2021/1793

摘要： A method is provided for remotely measuring index of refraction fluctuations. From a first location, an optical beam is focused at a focal plane located at a second location in a medium of interest. As a result, a beam of energy is backscattered towards the first location. At the first location, a size of the backscattered beam is determined where the size is indicative of strength of fluctuations in the medium's index of refraction.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于远程测量折射波动指数的方法。 从第一位置，光束被聚焦在位于感兴趣的介质中的第二位置处的焦平面处。 结果，能量束向第一位置反向散射。 在第一位置，确定反向散射光束的大小，其中尺寸表示介质折射率的波动强度。

公开(公告)号：US20080310256A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US11761536

申请日：2007-06-12

申请人： Benjamin A. Cray ,  Walter H. Boober ,  Stephen E. Forsythe ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Andrew J. Hull

发明人： Benjamin A. Cray ,  Walter H. Boober ,  Stephen E. Forsythe ,  Lee E. Estes ,  Andrew J. Hull

IPC分类号： H04B1/16 ,  H04B1/08

CPC分类号： H04B11/00 ,  H04B10/1121

摘要： An acoustic sensing device includes a housing having an internal cavity filled with a vibration decoupling medium. An acoustic window formed of an acoustically transparent material is mounted in the housing. This mounting can be by antivibration mounts to prevent housing noise from affecting the acoustic window. A scanning laser vibrometer is positioned within the housing and directed to detect vibrations of the acoustic window. Antivibration mounts are joined between said scanning laser vibrometer and said housing. In further embodiments, the scanning laser vibrometer detects vibrations at a plurality of locations on the acoustic window forming a virtual array.

摘要翻译： 声学传感装置包括具有填充有振动解耦介质的内部空腔的壳体。 由声透明材料形成的声窗被安装在壳体中。 这种安装可以通过防震安装来防止外壳噪声影响声窗。 扫描激光测振仪位于壳体内并被引导以检测声窗的振动。 所述扫描激光振动计与所述外壳之间连接有防振安装座。 在另外的实施例中，扫描激光振动计检测形成虚拟阵列的声窗上的多个位置处的振动。

公开(公告)号：US08456622B1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US12892317

申请日：2010-09-28

申请人： Lee E. Estes ,  Lynn T. Antonelli

发明人： Lee E. Estes ,  Lynn T. Antonelli

IPC分类号： G01N21/00 ,  G01B9/02

CPC分类号： G01J9/02 ,  G01J2009/0211

摘要： A system for determining spatial coherence, temporal coherence or both of an optical signal includes a fiber bundle containing optical fibers. Optical fiber inputs are arranged in proximate groups having the same number of fibers. The groups can each receive a portion of the optical signal. Each fiber in the group has a gross length that differs from the other fibers, but each group has the same set of different gross lengths. The fibers are joined to a lens which spreads the optical signal and causes interference between portions of the signal. This interference is detected at a detector. A computer joined to the detector can measure spatial and temporal coherence from the interference. Other embodiments feature multiple detectors and reflection along the bundle.

摘要翻译： 用于确定空间相干性，时间相干性或光信号两者的系统包括含有光纤的光纤束。 光纤输入被布置在具有相同数量的光纤的近组中。 这些组可以各自接收光信号的一部分。 组中的每个纤维的总长度与其他纤维不同，但是每个组具有相同的不同总长度的组。 光纤连接到透镜，该透镜扩展光信号并且引起信号的部分之间的干扰。 在检测器处检测到这种干扰。 连接到检测器的计算机可以测量干扰的空间和时间相干性。 其他实施例具有沿着束的多个检测器和反射。

公开(公告)号：US08462828B1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US13040995

申请日：2011-03-04

申请人： Lee E. Estes

发明人： Lee E. Estes

IPC分类号： H01S3/08

CPC分类号： H01S3/08013 ,  H01S3/0085 ,  H01S3/08031 ,  H01S3/08045 ,  H01S3/08054 ,  H01S3/1075 ,  H01S3/235

摘要： A system is provided to generate coherent single-frequency and single transverse mode light pulses. A laser produces a linearly-polarized continuous wave beam defined by a single longitudinal and transverse mode. A first rotator processes the beam such that optical polarization is rotated during a first time period and not rotated during a second and third time period. A second rotator is operated during the first period to rotate optical polarization of the beam, during the second period to not rotate the beam, and during the third period to rotate the beam. An optical loop amplifies the beam during the first and second periods. An amplifier device can be added to the loop for amplification. A first beam splitter allows the beam to enter the loop and a second splitter directs the beam along the loop during the first and second periods and out of the loop during the third period.

摘要翻译： 提供一种系统来产生相干单频和单横模光脉冲。 激光产生由单个纵向和横向模式限定的线性偏振连续波束。 第一旋转器处理所述光束，使得光学偏振在第一时间段期间旋转，并且在第二和第三时间段期间不旋转​​。 在第一周期期间操作第二旋转器以旋转光束的光学偏振，在第二周期期间不旋转​​光束，并且在第三周期期间旋转光束。 光环路在第一和第二周期期间放大光束。 放大器可以添加到环路进行放大。 第一分束器允许光束进入环路，并且第二分离器在第三周期期间在第一和第二周期期间引导光束沿着环路并且在环路之外引导光束。